NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Hunter, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY

Sarah Hunter, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1891181574, issued on Apr 9, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky R3799, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1891181574
Name
Sarah Hunter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
R3799 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
138 Leader Ave, Lexington, KY 40508
Phone
(859) 512-8427
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180619002802); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2015
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 138 Leader Ave

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

  1. Allie Baldwin, DONeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1295309094
  2. Jennifer Bivins, DNP, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1508474743
  3. Melvin Cunningham, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1851580716
  4. Ricki Goldstein, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1376606145
  5. Kelly Grayson, RN, BSN, SANE-APediatric Registered Nurse1225748890
  6. Carla Hay, MSN, RN, SANE, AFN-CPediatric Registered Nurse1417687906

Verify Sarah Hunter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

89 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Sarah Hunter89
  2. Specialty average3,176

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score89.6
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY

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

Sarah Hunter among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

Sarah Hunter, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

259 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington

They are 259 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ryan Brown, M.D.Lexington, KY 405081558651224
  2. Linda Cornett, MDLexington, KY 405081215920392
  3. Prathap Bandipalliam, MDLexington, KY 405091114335049
  4. Amanda Foxx, M.D.Lexington, KY 405091639462989
  5. William Greenman, M.D.Lexington, KY 405091295766491
  6. Salem Hanna, MDLexington, KY 405091992750665
  7. James Heaphy, MDLexington, KY 405091801817648
  8. Susan Monohan, M.D.Lexington, KY 405091700819729

Common questions

What is Sarah Hunter, MD's NPI number?

Sarah Hunter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891181574, issued on Apr 9, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Hunter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 138 Leader Ave, Lexington, KY, 40508. Phone: (859) 512-8427. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Kentucky license number R3799, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Sarah Hunter, MD had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Hunter, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 of 100. 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.