Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD
Infectious Disease Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1821523630, issued on Apr 30, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2019-00770, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah E. Rutstein
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 2019-00770 NC
226981 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Macnider HL, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 966-4468
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220728000994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah E. Rutstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2019-00770Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
191 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 71% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy67 claims
- Tivicay20 claims
- Dovato13 claims
- Cephalexin12 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: $32.67
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah E. Rutstein among 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina
Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD is one of 287 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 204 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 287 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Joseph Eron, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991598838336
- Michelle Floris-Moore, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991770673675
- Cynthia Gay, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991720033970
- Lisa Hightow- Weidman, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991174579759
- Mina Hosseinipour, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991245305911
Common questions
What is Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821523630, issued on Apr 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Macnider HL, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 966-4468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2019-00770, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah E. Rutstein, MD, PHD had 191 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.