NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Dianne Essary, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, TN

Sarah Dianne Essary, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Tennessee, and NPI 1578857017, issued on Jun 1, 2011. Check the license on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1578857017
Name
Sarah Dianne Essary
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
R72836 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN 38401
Phone
(931) 381-1111
Enumerated
Jun 1, 2011
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150818006113); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana Medical College, School Of Medicine Of Purdue University, 2011
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 1224 Trotwood Ave

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

  1. Saboor AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265355846
  2. Michael Backues, MSM, ATC, PA-CPhysician Assistant1114900131
  3. Shelia Barnes, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1801488523
  4. Joshua Bates, MDInternal Medicine Physician1922598325
  5. Madison Benshoff, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1730828468
  6. Nathan Berkley, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1538216403

Verify Sarah Dianne Essary in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical ExaminersCheck 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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

153 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Sarah Essary153
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.8 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 score68.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%54.4
  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: $19.86

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Essary$19.86
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Maury Regional Medical Group, IncColumbia, TN

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

40 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 40 of the 1,337 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. John Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1629019922
  2. Damon Abaray, MDNashville, TN1275680134
  3. Samuel Abbas, MDHixson, TN1497105373
  4. Matthew Abbate, MDNashville, TN1982796306
  5. Sarmed Abdullah, M.D.Lexington, TN1588755359
  6. Temidayo Abe, MDNashville, TN1366947798
  7. Ahad Abid, MDNashville, TN1316500176
  8. Mouna Abouamara, MDJohnson City, TN1447324603
  9. Betty Abraham, MDChattanooga, TN1093923633
  10. Rawan Abu-Zeitoon, M.DKingsport, TN1265621072

Common questions

What is Sarah Dianne Essary, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Dianne Essary, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578857017, issued on Jun 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Dianne Essary, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1224 Trotwood Ave, Columbia, TN, 38401. Phone: (931) 381-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Dianne Essary, MD's license?

Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Sarah Dianne Essary, MD had 153 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Dianne Essary, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 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.