NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Shenandoah, TX

Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1023725132, issued on Oct 31, 2022. Check the license with the Texas 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
1023725132
Name
Sarah Sage Tharnstrom
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
9180 Pinecroft Dr Ste 500, Shenandoah, TX 77380
Phone
(713) 897-5900
Enumerated
Oct 31, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221212001799); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2022
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 9180 Pinecroft Dr Ste 500

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

  1. Abhishek Agrawal, MDNeuroradiology Physician1407155328
  2. George Al Shamy, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1861773889
  3. Allison Boyle, M.D.Neurology Physician1992053904
  4. Sharon Brown, PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1114987732
  5. Divya Chirumamilla, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1700146750
  6. Sarah Cruz, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1861959132

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

109 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Tharnstrom109
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Methylprednisolone27 claims
  2. Acetaminophen-Codeine18 claims
  3. Methocarbamol11 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: $112.62

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC. 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 Tharnstrom$112.62
  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. Mhs Physicians OF TexasSugar Land, TX

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

Sarah Sage Tharnstrom among 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas

Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C is one of 1,350 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 84% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2016 among the 617 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% 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 Texas 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 Texas

There are 1,350 surgical physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Catherine Fontenot, PA-CThe Woodlands, TX 773801053054437
  2. Taylar Hayden, PA-CThe Woodlands, TX 773801659794667
  3. Jonas Konan, PAShenandoah, TX 773801760785356
  4. Lily Koscielniak, PA-CThe Woodlands, TX 773801265298764
  5. Samantha KrenzShenandoah, TX 773801629347281
  6. Tianjie Lai, PA-CShenandoah, TX 773801891828851
  7. Michael Marquez, PA-CThe Woodlands, TX 773801003810805
  8. Alana Wilson, PA-CShenandoah, TX 773801144657586

Common questions

What is Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C's NPI number?

Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023725132, issued on Oct 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9180 Pinecroft Dr Ste 500, Shenandoah, TX, 77380. Phone: (713) 897-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C's license?

Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Sage Tharnstrom, PA-C had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.