NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Gael, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Seattle, WA

Sarah Gael, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1720439656, issued on Jun 22, 2016. Check the license (Washington MD61274763, 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
1720439656
Name
Sarah Gael
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MD61274763 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
325 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Phone
(510) 499-5041
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220621002770); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2016
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 325 9TH Ave

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

  1. Noor Aaf, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1558394171
  2. Sheida Aalami, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1730573296
  3. Collette AbbottHospitalist Physician1306208293
  4. Akrm Abdalrahman, MD, MSCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1801374905
  5. Martin Abdo, COUNSELORCounselor1821202904
  6. Nauzley Abedini, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1043637408

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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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): 74.5 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 score57.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%82.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%63.0
  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: $75.90

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 Gael$76
  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 one group practice

  1. Ghch Physician Services, LLCAberdeen, WA

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

Sarah Gael among 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington

Sarah Gael, MD is one of 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 385 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 63% 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 Washington 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 Washington

There are 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Brage, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041194728709
  2. Ashraf El Naga, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041215294087
  3. Mary ErdmanSeattle, WA 981041144682311
  4. Daniel Flugstad, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041417924325
  5. Douglas Hanel, M.D.Seattle, WA 981041972540615
  6. Joan Hendricks, MDSeattle, WA 981041083870075
  7. Samuel Koo, MD, MPHSeattle, WA 981041467626374
  8. Dennis Kvidera, MDSeattle, WA 981041639111040

Common questions

What is Sarah Gael, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Gael, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720439656, issued on Jun 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Gael, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 325 9TH Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (510) 499-5041. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Washington license number MD61274763, 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 Gael, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.