NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Clark, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Seattle, WA

Sarah Clark, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1942628078, issued on Apr 5, 2014. Check the license (Washington MD61499807, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; 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
1942628078
Name
Sarah Clark
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
MD61499807 WA
MED-PHYS-LIC-104846 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Phone
(206) 223-6198
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2025
Fax
(206) 223-8824
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231229001737); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1100 9TH Ave

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

  1. Barry Aaronson, MDHospitalist Physician1952418345
  2. David Aboulafia, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1043269392
  3. Deborah Abrams, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1902974835
  4. Alvin Aceron, ARNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1639488562
  5. Ream AdeebAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1760868855
  6. Steven Adler, MDDiagnostic Ultrasound Physician1639108046

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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): 85.4 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 score86.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.5
  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: $3,819.46

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Clark$3,819.46
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle, WA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Franciscan Medical GroupBurien, WA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Sarah Clark among 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington

Sarah Clark, M.D. is one of 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Washington. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Washington

There are 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Madhankumar Kuppusamy, MD, FRCS (C-TH)Seattle, WA 981011376069955
  2. Donald Low, MDSeattle, WA 981011760538672
  3. Robert Moraca, M.D.Seattle, WA 981011164455432
  4. Joel Sternbach, M.D., M.B.A.Seattle, WA 981011376838334
  5. Gautam Velamoor, M.D.Seattle, WA 981011578760880
  6. Ralph Aye, MDSeattle, WA 981041982788600
  7. Maurice Blitz, MDSeattle, WA 981041619131976
  8. Adam Bograd, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041245406909

Common questions

What is Sarah Clark, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sarah Clark, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942628078, issued on Apr 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Clark, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101. Phone: (206) 223-6198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Clark, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD61499807, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Sarah Clark, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.4 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.