Sarah Tarplin, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Savannah, GA
Sarah Tarplin, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Savannah, Georgia, and NPI 1639559594, issued on Jun 5, 2015. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Tarplin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- Practice location
- 5400 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA 31404
- Phone
- (912) 349-4227
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5400 Waters Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Antoon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841798550
- Gustavo Carbone, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1114116720
- Charles Degenhardt, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1467651711
- Melvin Haysman, MDAllergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician1295737328
- Dean Stephens, M.D.Rheumatology Physician1134256381
- Vanessa Thomas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568775674
Verify Sarah Tarplin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
10.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
1,823 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate380 claims
- Prednisone208 claims
- Methotrexate203 claims
- Leflunomide130 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick94 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl69 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 96.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,018.32
86 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Southeastern Rheumatology AllianceBluffton, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 1,034 surgery physician records in Georgia.
Other surgery physician records in Georgia
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- Howard Abney, M.D.Watkinsville, GA1568809796
- Adil Abuzeid, M.D.Augusta, GA1285857391
- Bereshith Adams, NPFayetteville, GA1497026066
- John Adams, MDColumbus, GA1457472094
- Michael Adams, MDSavannah, GA1932157880
- Peter Adams, MDRome, GA1083843627
- John Adamski, M.D.Gainesville, GA1407819535
- Robert Aderhold, M.D.Albany, GA1447377080
- Dhaval Adhvaryu, MDAustell, GA1528070067
Common questions
What is Sarah Tarplin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarah Tarplin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639559594, issued on Jun 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Tarplin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5400 Waters Ave, Savannah, GA, 31404. Phone: (912) 349-4227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Tarplin, M.D.'s license?
Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarah Tarplin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Tarplin, M.D. had 1,823 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarah Tarplin, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.