Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Kansas City, KS
Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Kansas, and NPI 1023472677, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (Kansas 04-45066, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarafina Kristine Kankam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 04-45066 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66160
- Phone
- (913) 588-5000
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220223001518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3901 Rainbow Blvd
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Verify Sarafina Kristine Kankam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-45066Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
402 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin131 claims
- Pregabalin61 claims
- Nortriptyline Hcl44 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl42 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl31 claims
- Lidocaine22 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $489.69
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Kansas University Physicians IncKansas City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarafina Kristine Kankam among 63 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Kansas
Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D. is one of 63 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 39 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Kansas
There are 63 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Kansas.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Braun, MDKansas City, KS 661601821192956
- John Breth, MDKansas City, KS 661601629178090
- Andrea Chadwick, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601679714885
- Terry Chaffee, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601518079292
- Dili Dhanani, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601407296650
- Hiroshi Goto, MDKansas City, KS 661601083726509
- Talal Khan, MDKansas City, KS 661601235232166
- James Kindscher, MDKansas City, KS 661601053414987
Common questions
What is Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023472677, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160. Phone: (913) 588-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-45066, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D. had 402 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarafina Kristine Kankam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 of 100. 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.