NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Ward, PA-C, RD

Medical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA

Sara Ward, PA-C, RD is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1992940290, issued on Dec 16, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA055081, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992940290
Name
Sara Ward
Credential
PA-C, RD
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
MA055081 PA
DN001558 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5200 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone
(412) 683-8698
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120517000250); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5200 Centre Avenue

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

  1. Matthew Epstein, MDUrology Physician1922668482
  2. Emily Long, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1205685740
  3. Mariam MaksutovaVascular Surgery Physician1588302418
  4. Sally McGinley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851891691
  5. Eric Miller, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1427012780
  6. John Power, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1326007790

Verify Sara Ward in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%53.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $182.26

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Ward$182.26
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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. Upmc Community Medicine IncPittsburgh, PA

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

Sara Ward among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Sara Ward, PA-C, RD is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 26% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

521 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 521 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carrie Andreas, PAPittsburgh, PA 152321447274618
  2. Thomas Boyer, MPAS, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321922149616
  3. Natalie Brown, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321467641001
  4. Shelley Dranko, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321518003144
  5. Lauren HobiPittsburgh, PA 152321811177413
  6. Kerri Jack, PAPittsburgh, PA 152321407823958
  7. Sunny Kitta, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152321104014323
  8. Whitney LerchPittsburgh, PA 152321881729267

Common questions

What is Sara Ward, PA-C, RD's NPI number?

Sara Ward, PA-C, RD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992940290, issued on Dec 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Ward, PA-C, RD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5200 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15232. Phone: (412) 683-8698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Ward, PA-C, RD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA055081, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Sara Ward, PA-C, RD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.