Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1295921377, issued on Sep 21, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 47018, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 47018 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 825 S 8TH St, Minneapolis, MN 55404
- Phone
- (612) 341-7904
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090918000158); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 47018Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,361 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lantus Solostar301 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er222 claims
- Ozempic170 claims
- Jardiance129 claims
- Metformin Hcl115 claims
- Humalog Kwikpen U-100110 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): 91.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hennepin Healthcare System IncMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D. is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
653 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis
They are 653 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295921377, issued on Sep 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 S 8TH St, Minneapolis, MN, 55404. Phone: (612) 341-7904. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 47018, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D. had 2,361 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarah Elizabeth Kempainen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 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.