Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Kalamazoo, MI
Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1497041479, issued on Jun 28, 2011. Check the license (Michigan 4301098635, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Elaine Charters
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 4301098635 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1717 Shaffer St Ste 124, Kalamazoo, MI 49048
- Phone
- (269) 226-6917
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170731000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1717 Shaffer St Ste 124
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sarah Elaine Charters in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301098635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $122.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Ascension Medical Group PromedKalamazoo, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Elaine Charters among 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan
Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D. is one of 1,376 surgery physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 208600000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Michigan
There are 1,376 surgery physician records in Michigan.
All 1,376 in Michigan → Every provider in Kalamazoo → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Jason Ryan, MDKalamazoo, MI 490481093035008
- Daniel Stewart, M.D.Kalamazoo, MI 490481114978426
- Laurel Tangalakis, M.D.Kalamazoo, MI 490481104205921
- Stuart Verseman, M.D.Kalamazoo, MI 490481275583304
Common questions
What is Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497041479, issued on Jun 28, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1717 Shaffer St Ste 124, Kalamazoo, MI, 49048. Phone: (269) 226-6917. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301098635, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Sarah Elaine Charters, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.2 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.