Sara Niknam

  • Roseville, CA
  • Physician assistant
NPI1790292712PAC ID3173951316
Medicare services, 2024
2,087
Medicare patients, 2024
527
Part D claims, 2024
3,878
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$1,601
Practice address
729 Sunrise Ave, Roseville, CA 95661
Practice phone
Call (916) 953-7571
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc.

Roseville, California

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Sara Niknam is a physician assistant in Roseville, California

Sara Niknam practices at Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc. in Roseville, California.

Sara Niknam's NPI, 1790292712, was assigned on December 29, 2017. Sara Niknam holds California license 55265.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3173951316
NPI enumeration date
December 29, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(916) 953-7571
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

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

Sara Niknam practices at Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc. in Roseville, California

Sara Niknam's primary practice is Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc., at 729 Sunrise Ave, Roseville, CA 95661 in Placer County. The practice phone is (916) 953-7571.

  • Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc.
    729 Sunrise Ave, Roseville, CA 95661 · Placer CountyPhone(916) 953-7571

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

Sara Niknam is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Sara Niknam's primary practice is Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc. in Roseville, California. Sara Niknam is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Sara Niknam to 3 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, 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 Sara Niknam's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Sara Niknam practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc.Available with a free account
+2 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Sara Niknam is one of 11,482 physician assistants in California

Physician assistant is Sara Niknam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Sara Niknam is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense 55265 · taxonomy 363A00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Sara Niknam treats.

Physician assistants near Sara Niknam

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

Sara Niknam billed Medicare for 2,087 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,087 Medicare services from Sara Niknam across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 527 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $165,488 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20242,087
Medicare patients527
Paid by Medicare$165,488
Procedure codes9

Sara Niknam's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits1,349
  2. Lab and pathology305
  3. Tests and treatments226
  4. Other services190
  5. Surgery17

Sara Niknam compared with the California median for physician assistants, 2024

  • Sara Niknam
  • California median
Medicare services
2,087vs 20410.2 times
Medicare patients
527vs 1055.0 times
Part D claims
3,692vs 24315.2 times

Medians across 7,065 physician assistants in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Sara Niknam'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

Sara Niknam treated 527 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65

CMS counts 527 Medicare patients who saw Sara Niknam in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 229 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high blood pressure. 69% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.58, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Sara Niknam's median patient age at 69, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024527
Average age65
Average risk score1.58
Also on Medicaid69%

Sara Niknam's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Sara Niknam's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women31359%
  • Men21441%

Chronic conditions among Sara Niknam's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. High cholesterol62%
  4. Anxiety47%
  5. Mood disorders45%
  6. Depression40%
  7. Diabetes35%
  8. Alcohol and drug use disorders31%

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

Sara Niknam's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men41%

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

Sara Niknam wrote 3,878 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Sara Niknam wrote 3,878 Medicare Part D claims for 628 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,692 of them, across 47 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $384,512 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20243,878
Drugs named by CMS47
Total drug cost$384,512
Part D patients628

Sara Niknam's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,440 claims89%
  • Brand-name438 claims11%

Sara Niknam'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 Sara Niknam's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids55%2,150 of 3,878 claims

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

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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

How Sara Niknam takes part in Medicare

Sara Niknam accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Sara Niknam received $1,601 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 67 general payments to Sara Niknam from 11 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $368.

General payments to Sara Niknam by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Sara Niknam the most, 2024 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Sara Niknam'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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Sara Niknam's NPI number?

Sara Niknam's NPI number is 1790292712. It was assigned on December 29, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Sara Niknam specialize in?

Sara Niknam is a physician assistant in Roseville, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).

Where does Sara Niknam practice?

Sara Niknam practices at 729 Sunrise Ave, Roseville, CA 95661. Sara Niknam's primary practice is Advanced Pain Diagnostic & Solutions, Inc. in Roseville, California. Dmand AI also links Sara Niknam to 3 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Sara Niknam's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Sara Niknam is (916) 953-7571.

What is Sara Niknam's medical license number?

Sara Niknam holds California license 55265.

Which hospitals is Sara Niknam affiliated with?

Sara Niknam is affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center.

What medical group is Sara Niknam part of?

Sara Niknam is linked to UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI links Sara Niknam to 3 more medical groups.

Does Sara Niknam accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Sara Niknam billed Medicare for 2,087 services in 2024, and Sara Niknam accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Sara Niknam see?

CMS counts 527 Medicare patients who saw Sara Niknam in 2024, with an average age of 65.

What services does Sara Niknam bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Sara Niknam's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), health assessment (96127) and medicare service (G0481).

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What drugs does Sara Niknam prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sara Niknam's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Oxycodone HCl and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.

Has Sara Niknam received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,601 in general payments to Sara Niknam from 11 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Sara Niknam been practicing?

Sara Niknam graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

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