NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Rene Sher

Plastic Surgery Physician · Asheville, NC

Sarah Rene Sher is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1699090845, issued on Mar 31, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2020-02578, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699090845
Name
Sarah Rene Sher
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
2020-02578 NC
MD043593 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1815 Hendersonville RD Ste 104, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone
(828) 378-5620
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2010
Record last updated
May 5, 2026
Medicaid ID
333217900 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200817001954); 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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Verify Sarah Rene Sher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

64 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Sher64
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin11 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,108.81

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Sher$1,108.81
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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. Novant Health Western Carolina Medical Group LLCAsheville, NC

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

Sarah Rene Sher among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Sarah Rene Sher is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brenda Draper, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031841237799
  2. Paul Tenzel, MDAsheville, NC 288031013335280
  3. Donald Conway, M.D.,F.A.C.S.Asheville, NC 288011871585570
  4. Claire Davis, MDAsheville, NC 288011487114476
  5. Eric Halvorson, MDAsheville, NC 288011316963879
  6. James McDonough, MDAsheville, NC 288011841304086
  7. Colette Stern, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011780872333
  8. Robert Buchanan, M.D.Highlands, NC 287411639135692

Common questions

What is Sarah Rene Sher's NPI number?

Sarah Rene Sher's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699090845, issued on Mar 31, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Rene Sher located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1815 Hendersonville RD Ste 104, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 378-5620. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Rene Sher's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2020-02578, 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 Rene Sher prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Rene Sher had 64 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Rene Sher's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.