NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC

Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1588174056, issued on Oct 10, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 2859, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588174056
Name
Sara Brezina Thomas
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
2859 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
Phone
(843) 792-1414
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2017
Record last updated
May 26, 2026
Medicaid ID
3511PA SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171211001920); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 171 Ashley Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Miguel Abboud, MDPediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1619292851
  3. Ahmed Abdelkader, MD, PHDNephrology Physician1629743000
  4. Mohamed Abdelwahab, MDOtolaryngology Physician1528679768
  5. Anne Abel, MDChild Abuse Pediatrics Physician1043328990
  6. Christina Abrams, M.D.Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Physician1376920207

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,081 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 68 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sara Thomas1,081
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
  2. Prednisone48 claims
  3. Gabapentin43 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate36 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
  6. Ozempic33 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $29.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Thomas$29.88
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLCCharleston, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sara Brezina Thomas among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina

Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

407 physician assistant records list a practice address in Charleston

They are 407 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vicki Allen, PA CCharleston, SC 294251811987407
  2. Deborah Blakely, PACCharleston, SC 294251346294139
  3. Emily Deguzman, PACharleston, SC 294251528015674
  4. Peter Dodge, PACharleston, SC 294251952419905
  5. Jennifer Douglas, PACharleston, SC 294251023044906
  6. Merriman Dowdle, PACharleston, SC 294251831207786
  7. Nyala Edwards, PACharleston, SC 294251063445534
  8. Jennifer Fleming, MS PA-CCharleston, SC 294251376505883

Common questions

What is Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C's NPI number?

Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588174056, issued on Oct 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2859, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sara Brezina Thomas, PA-C had 1,081 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.