Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1801960802, issued on Nov 20, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 36131, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarmad Paul Makdesi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 36131 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2020 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
- Phone
- (602) 553-8400
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 175787-01 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070207000119); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarmad Paul Makdesi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 36131Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
- Furosemide11 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): 92.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $112.19
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Banner - University Hospital Based Physicians LLCPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarmad Paul Makdesi among 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona
Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D. is one of 2,853 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 1,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207R00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
695 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Phoenix
They are 695 of the 31,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Phoenix, and 2,853 internal medicine physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801960802, issued on Nov 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2020 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85004. Phone: (602) 553-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 36131, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D. had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarmad Paul Makdesi, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.