Sarah Katchen, MD
Surgery Physician · Ketchikan, AK
Sarah Katchen, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Ketchikan, Alaska, and NPI 1922560887, issued on Apr 1, 2019. Check the license (Alaska 224282, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Katchen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 224282 AK
33073 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3100 Tongass Ave, Ketchikan, AK 99901
- Phone
- (907) 225-7346
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2024
- Fax
- (907) 228-8325
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260127001608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 98 in Alaska → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3100 Tongass Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Richard Boyd, RNRegistered Nurse1487514543
- Harrison Burman, M.D.Surgery Physician1972547628
- Michael Carson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982165437
- Megan Cessnun, PT, DPT, NCSPhysical Therapist1437085206
- Victor Chen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1447562921
Verify Sarah Katchen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 224282Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
- Bay Area Hospital DistrictCoos Bay, OR
- PeacehealthKetchikan, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Katchen among 98 surgery physician records in Alaska
Sarah Katchen, MD is one of 98 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 99% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 99% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% 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 Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alaska
There are 98 surgery physician records in Alaska.
All 98 in Alaska → Every provider in Ketchikan → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harrison Burman, M.D.Ketchikan, AK 999011972547628
- Jeff Ryan, MDKetchikan, AK 999011548200504
- Juliette Zelada, MDKetchikan, AK 999011710179882
- John Totten, MD FRCSSitka, AK 998351851478044
- Evan Dannhardt, D.O.Juneau, AK 998011932558392
- Pamela Gruchacz, MDJuneau, AK 998011598732042
- Benjamin Miller, DOJuneau, AK 998011922054626
- William Palmer, MDJuneau, AK 998011306856976
Common questions
What is Sarah Katchen, MD's NPI number?
Sarah Katchen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922560887, issued on Apr 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Katchen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3100 Tongass Ave, Ketchikan, AK, 99901. Phone: (907) 225-7346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Katchen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 224282, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah Katchen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Katchen, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.