NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hershey, PA

Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1275023319, issued on May 15, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD485136, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1275023319
Name
Sarah Elizabeth Black
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD485136 PA
D0097298 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
30 Hope Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone
(800) 243-1455
Enumerated
May 15, 2018
Record last updated
May 28, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241015004522); 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 30 Hope Dr

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

  1. Yohance Allette, MD, PHDNeurology Physician1053841601
  2. Sarah Ames, CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1174149272
  3. Nirupama Anne, M.D., F.A.C.S.Surgery Physician1528012408
  4. Dawit Aregawi, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1962424960
  5. Erin ArtzPhysical Therapist1568254969
  6. Michael Aynardi, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1093030819

Verify Sarah Elizabeth Black in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Sarah Black28
  2. Specialty average346

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.3 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 score69.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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: $612.08

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novus Surgical Consultants. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Black$612
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. St Joseph Medical GroupReading, PA
  2. The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA

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

Sarah Elizabeth Black among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician 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 2018, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. April Armstrong, MDHershey, PA 170331225092448
  2. David Baker, MDHershey, PA 170331831135011
  3. Kevin Black, MDHershey, PA 170331497719603
  4. Michael Darowish, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331659389377
  5. Jana Davis, MDHershey, PA 170331326208000
  6. Aman Dhawan, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331861558280
  7. Charles Evarts, MDHershey, PA 170331639290422
  8. Kristine Fortuna, MDHershey, PA 170331982692190

Common questions

What is Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275023319, issued on May 15, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Hope Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (800) 243-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD485136, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Elizabeth Black, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.3 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.

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