Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Sarah Akhtar, MD

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Columbia, SC

Sarah Akhtar, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1518462126, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1518462126
Name
Sarah Akhtar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
Practice location
14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-6771
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320

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

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  3. Chidi Anugom, MDInternal Medicine Physician1134583180
  4. Lauren BaileyPediatrics Physician1174228563
  5. Christopher Ballou, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659400943
  6. Lorraine Barron, MDHospitalist Physician1851497978

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024

301 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 488 among the 106,422 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Akhtar301
  2. Specialty average488

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
  2. Eliquis14 claims
  3. Levetiracetam12 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium12 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 99.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $15.60

1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. The 42,769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,210.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Akhtar$15.60
  2. Specialty average$1,210.19

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

355 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a Columbia practice address

They are 355 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a Columbia practice address, and 2,752 student in an organized health care education/training program records in South Carolina.

Other student in an organized health care education/training program records in South Carolina

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  3. Sheharyar Abbasi, DOMyrtle Beach, SC1619617222
  4. Tamir Abbasi, DOCharleston, SC1558200097
  5. Hedaya Abdelfattahothman, MDSummerville, SC1508625146
  6. Johnathan Abdool, DONorth Charleston, SC1073372447
  7. Fnu AbdullahFlorence, SC1063335487
  8. Christian Abeln, MDGreenville, SC1992643720
  9. Michael Abercrombie, M.DSumter, SC1073047221
  10. Hala Abisamra, MDCharleston, SC1164984738

Common questions

What is Sarah Akhtar, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Akhtar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518462126, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Akhtar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 320, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-6771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Akhtar, MD's license?

Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sarah Akhtar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Akhtar, MD had 301 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 488. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Akhtar, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.