NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Hickory, NC

Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Hickory, North Carolina, and NPI 1184210866, issued on Dec 16, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 131075, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184210866
Name
Sarah Faye Tipton
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
131075 NC
APRN11029370 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10 3RD Ave NE Ste 200, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 327-8105
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2020
Record last updated
Feb 28, 2024
Fax
(828) 327-4245
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240627000121); 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 10 3RD Ave NE Ste 200

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

  1. Joanna Cantwell, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1588454508
  2. Randall Echols, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1710412978
  3. Ryan Harris, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760160659
  4. Jennifer Henline, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1780474692
  5. Wendy Hilton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1073845343
  6. Brandon Martin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1497341184

Verify Sarah Faye Tipton in five checks

  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.5 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. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score52.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  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).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor, ME
  2. University Anesthesiologists, PLLCKnoxville, TN

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

Sarah Faye Tipton among 3,760 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in North Carolina

Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA is one of 3,760 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 2,665 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

91 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Hickory

They are 91 of the 2,124 NPPES records with a practice address in Hickory, and 3,760 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in North Carolina.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Bolick, CRNAHickory, NC 286011114907888
  2. Pat Brooks, CRNAHickory, NC 286011861472482
  3. Christopher Dellinger, CRNAHickory, NC 286011134109770
  4. Robert Hartman, CRNAHickory, NC 286011073593646
  5. Jayson Jarvis, CRNAHickory, NC 286011104806652
  6. Shelia Kessel, CRNAHickory, NC 286011386624831
  7. Donald Lowe, CRNAHickory, NC 286011013997576
  8. Mary Lucas, CRNAHickory, NC 286011568442028

Common questions

What is Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA's NPI number?

Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184210866, issued on Dec 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 3RD Ave NE Ste 200, Hickory, NC, 28601. Phone: (828) 327-8105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 131075, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Sarah Faye Tipton, CRNA's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.5 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.