Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sacramento, CA
Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1295901270, issued on Apr 30, 2008. Check the license (California A116441, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarwar H. Orakzai
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- A116441 CA
13878 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3941 J St, Sacramento, CA 95819
- Phone
- (916) 736-2323
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 736-0620
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160808001837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3941 J St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sarwar H. Orakzai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A116441Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate316 claims
- Eliquis223 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium178 claims
- Carvedilol150 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate124 claims
- Lisinopril82 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 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: $12,794.33
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was honoraria; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarwar H. Orakzai among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD's NPI number?
Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295901270, issued on Apr 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3941 J St, Sacramento, CA, 95819. Phone: (916) 736-2323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A116441, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD had 1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sarwar H. Orakzai, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.