TAMARA SACKS, MD
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in ASPINWALL, Pennsylvania. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
TAMARA SACKS, MD filed 13,612 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in ASPINWALL, Pennsylvania, prescribing 89% generic.
- 14K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 89%
- generic prescribing
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
TAMARA SACKS, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally
13,612 Top 2% higher than 98% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
TAMARA SACKS, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about TAMARA SACKS, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician share within Pennsylvania
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Pennsylvania
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
TAMARA SACKS, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1010 DELAFIELD RD, ASPINWALL, PA, 15215, with a listed phone of (412) 822-1601. NPI 1427088723 was issued on 07/03/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what SACKS most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 13,612 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 120 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $516K in drug spend, split 11% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 4,161 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 4,450 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1427088723 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 07/03/2006 |
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PlainDoctor pulls this profile from the CMS NPPES public registry. Confirm TAMARA SACKS, MD's current license status, disciplinary history, and board certifications with the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine in Pennsylvania before relying on this page for a clinical or care decision.
How we sourced this profile
License & disciplinary context — Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only — NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 — they are NOT specific to TAMARA SACKS, MD. To verify TAMARA SACKS, MD's current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 13,612 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 13,616
- Total Day Supply
- 168,428
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $368K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $146K
- Opioid Claims
- 125 (0.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 76
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.35
- Gender Split
- 73% female / 28% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What TAMARA SACKS, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
1,120 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
840 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
689 claims
- Omeprazole
Omeprazole
502 claims
- Sertraline Hcl 409
Sertraline Hcl
409 claims
- Bumetanide 362
Bumetanide
362 claims
- Eliquis 356
Eliquis
356 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl 349
Duloxetine Hcl
349 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 1,120 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 840 |
| Lisinopril | 689 |
| Omeprazole | 502 |
| Sertraline Hcl | 409 |
| Bumetanide | 362 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 356 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 349 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 325 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 275 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How TAMARA SACKS, MD fits within the Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
TAMARA SACKS, MD's 13,612 claims are above the specialty average of 4,450.
Nearby Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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