NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295901270
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
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 3941 J St

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

  1. Randy Arai, M.D.Specialist1689755852
  2. Arash Aryana, M.D.Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1548279672
  3. Jong Chen, M.D.Specialist1346313228
  4. Shu Chen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467541987
  5. Gina Collier, NPCardiovascular Disease Physician1710218474
  6. Ralph Cox, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1962454306

Verify Sarwar H. Orakzai in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Sarwar Orakzai1,674
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate316 claims
  2. Eliquis223 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium178 claims
  4. Carvedilol150 claims
  5. Metoprolol Tartrate124 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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.

  1. Sarwar Orakzai$12,794
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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. 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

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arvin Arthur, MDSacramento, CA 958191841243532
  2. Gina Collier, NPSacramento, CA 958191710218474
  3. Howard Dinh, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191730307851
  4. Melvin Flamm, M.DSacramento, CA 958191144216888
  5. James Foerster, MDSacramento, CA 958191205908373
  6. Powell Jose, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191114107935
  7. Roshni Khatiwala, MDSacramento, CA 958191881154888
  8. Tin Nguyen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191437416625

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.

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