Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty, MD

  • Sacramento, CA
  • Family medicine physician
NPI1649255332PAC ID7214906676
Medicare services, 2024
335
Medicare patients, 2024
185
Part D claims, 2024
2,483
Hospital affiliations
1
Medical group
1
Practice address
7420 Greenhaven Dr, Sacramento, CA 95831
Practice phone
Call (800) 470-0071
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Primary practice

Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

Sacramento, California

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Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty is a family medicine physician in Sacramento, California

Dr. Dougherty practices at Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Sacramento, California.

Dr. Dougherty's NPI, 1649255332, was assigned on December 14, 2005. Dr. Dougherty graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1998. Dr. Dougherty holds California license A69860.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7214906676
NPI enumeration date
December 14, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(800) 470-0071
Professional email
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty practices at Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Sacramento, California

Dr. Dougherty's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation, at 7420 Greenhaven Dr, Sacramento, CA 95831 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (800) 470-0071.

  • Sutter Valley Medical Foundation
    7420 Greenhaven Dr, Sacramento, CA 95831 · Sacramento CountyPhone(800) 470-0071

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Dougherty's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Sacramento, California. Dr. Dougherty is also affiliated with Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento. The medical group on file is SGMF Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dougherty to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dougherty practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sutter Valley Medical FoundationAvailable with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty is one of 15,680 family medicine physicians in California

Family medicine is Dr. Dougherty's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Dougherty is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Dougherty is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Family medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A69860 · 1999 to 2027 · taxonomy 207Q00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, adjustment disease, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, ankle or foot injury, anxiety and arteritis among the conditions Dr. Dougherty treats.

Family medicine physicians near Dr. Dougherty

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty billed Medicare for 335 services in 2024

CMS data shows 335 Medicare services from Dr. Dougherty across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 185 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,383 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024335
Medicare patients185
Paid by Medicare$23,383
Procedure codes6

Dr. Dougherty's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2912024: 23220%
Other services
2023: 852024: 85No change
Tests and treatments
2023: 262024: 1831%

Dr. Dougherty compared with the California median for family medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Dougherty
  • California median
Medicare services
335vs 24636% above
Medicare patients
185vs 11857% above
Part D claims
2,120vs 8332.5 times

Medians across 15,349 family medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Dougherty's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty treated 185 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dougherty in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 78 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 62% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dougherty's median patient age at 61, with 72% women.

Medicare patients, 2024185
Average age75
Average risk score1.13
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Dougherty's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Dougherty's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13372%
  • Men5228%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Dougherty's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure66%
  2. High cholesterol62%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Chronic kidney disease29%
  5. Osteoporosis25%
  6. Diabetes24%
  7. Mood disorders23%
  8. Depression19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Dougherty's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women72%
  • Men25%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty wrote 2,483 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Dougherty wrote 2,483 Medicare Part D claims for 250 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,120 of them, across 56 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $146,309 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,066 claims across 60 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,483
Drugs named by CMS56
Total drug cost$146,309
Part D patients250

Dr. Dougherty's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic2,228 claims90%
  • Brand-name and other255 claims10%

Dr. Dougherty's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Dougherty's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%16 of 2,483 claims
  • Antibiotics2%51 of 2,483 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%36 of 2,483 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,0662024: 2,1203%

Drugs named by CMS: 56 in 2024, 60 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Dougherty accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dougherty as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Dougherty, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Dougherty

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic

Dr. Dougherty graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolCleveland Medical College, Homeopathic
  2. Board certified in family medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers

Dr. Dougherty is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • +5 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Dougherty accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. Medicare7
  3. HMO6
  4. EPO4
  5. POS3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty's NPI number?

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty's NPI number is 1649255332. It was assigned on December 14, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty?

Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty is a family medicine physician in Sacramento, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).

Where does Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty practice?

Dr. Dougherty practices at 7420 Greenhaven Dr, Sacramento, CA 95831. Dr. Dougherty's primary practice is Sutter Valley Medical Foundation in Sacramento, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dougherty to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.

What is Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Dougherty is (800) 470-0071.

What is Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty's medical license number?

Dr. Dougherty holds California license A69860.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty affiliated with?

Dr. Dougherty is affiliated with Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento.

What medical group is Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty part of?

Dr. Dougherty is linked to SGMF Radiology.

Does Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dougherty billed Medicare for 335 services in 2024, and Dr. Dougherty accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Dougherty as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty see?

CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dougherty in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty board certified?

Yes. Dr. Dougherty is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

What services does Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Dougherty's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G2211).

Where did Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty go to medical school?

Dr. Dougherty graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dougherty's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Alendronate Sodium.

How long has Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty been practicing?

Dr. Dougherty graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Sara Ellen Dougherty accept?

Dr. Dougherty is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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