NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Cary, NC

Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1487006821, issued on Jul 11, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-06579, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487006821
Name
Sarah Ruth Leao
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
0010-06579 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 Ashville Ave, Cary, NC 27518
Phone
(919) 350-7546
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2016
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2024
Medicaid ID
1487006821 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170501000397); accepts Medicare assignment
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 210 Ashville Ave

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

  1. Susan Blumenthal, PAPhysician Assistant1235191826
  2. Stephen Boateng, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1104137405
  3. Scott Bovard, MDSurgery Physician1992899009
  4. Sarah Bradley, M.D.Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1861789554
  5. Elizabeth Crocker, MPAS, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1063052132
  6. Sindi Diko, DOSurgery Physician1154812071

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Leao47
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $110.71

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Leao$110.71
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Wakemed Specialists Group LLCCary, NC

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

Sarah Ruth Leao among 372 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina

Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C is one of 372 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2016, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2014 among the 235 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina

There are 372 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Crocker, MPAS, PA-CCary, NC 275181063052132
  2. Kiley Gooden, PA-CCary, NC 275181760059661
  3. Hannah Goodrum, PA-CCary, NC 275181073246203
  4. Kaitlin Kotnik, PA-CCary, NC 275181861902835
  5. Morgan Markham, PACary, NC 275181164987251
  6. Julia McMonigle, PA-CCary, NC 275181720758881
  7. Katelyn Whitley, PA-CCary, NC 275181356135107
  8. Jeffrey Taylor, PA-CClayton, NC 275201205862299

Common questions

What is Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C's NPI number?

Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487006821, issued on Jul 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 Ashville Ave, Cary, NC, 27518. Phone: (919) 350-7546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-06579, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Ruth Leao, PA-C had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.