Dr. Salman Sarwar, MD

  • Springfield, MO
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1487874582PAC ID7113092164
Medicare services, 2024
13,426
Medicare patients, 2024
657
Part D claims, 2024
758
Publications
23
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804
Practice phone
Call (417) 820-2000
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Primary practice

Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's Mercy

Springfield, Missouri

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Dr. Salman Sarwar is an ophthalmologist in Springfield, Missouri

Dr. Sarwar practices at Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's Mercy in Springfield, Missouri.

Dr. Sarwar's NPI, 1487874582, was assigned on April 30, 2007. Dr. Sarwar holds Missouri license 2009023915.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7113092164
NPI enumeration date
April 30, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(417) 820-2000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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

Dr. Salman Sarwar practices at Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's Mercy in Springfield, Missouri

Dr. Sarwar's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's Mercy, at 1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804 in Greene County. The practice phone is (417) 820-2000.

  • Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's Mercy
    1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804 · Greene CountyPhone(417) 820-2000

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

Dr. Salman Sarwar is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Sarwar's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. Dr. Sarwar is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Springfield. The medical group on file is Mercy Clinic Family Medicine - Hollister. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sarwar to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Salman Sarwar's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's MercyAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Salman Sarwar is one of 270 ophthalmologists in Missouri

Ophthalmology is Dr. Sarwar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sarwar's licenses on file in 2 states: Missouri and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, MissouriPrimaryLicense 2009023915 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Wisconsin licenseLicense 72634

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Sarwar

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Dr. Salman Sarwar billed Medicare for 13,426 services in 2024

CMS data shows 13,426 Medicare services from Dr. Sarwar across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 657 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,129,033 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202413,426
Medicare patients657
Paid by Medicare$1.1M
Procedure codes19

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 9582024: 9,324873%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,5582024: 2,99092%
Surgery
2023: 6762024: 1,06157%
Imaging
2023: 312024: 3616%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7412024: 1598%

Dr. Sarwar compared with the Missouri median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Sarwar
  • Missouri median
Medicare services
13,426vs 1,5828.5 times
Medicare patients
657vs 630Close to median
Part D claims
676vs 703Close to median

Medians across 286 ophthalmologists in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Salman Sarwar treated 657 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 657 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sarwar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 287 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.37, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sarwar's median patient age at 75, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024657
Average age75
Average risk score1.37
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Sarwar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sarwar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women37357%
  • Men28443%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol72%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Diabetes35%
  5. Chronic kidney disease30%
  6. Mood disorders25%
  7. Ischemic heart disease24%
  8. Depression21%

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

Dr. Sarwar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Salman Sarwar wrote 758 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sarwar wrote 758 Medicare Part D claims for 282 patients. 61% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 676 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $18,090 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 553 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024758
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$18,090
Part D patients282

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

  • Generic466 claims61%
  • Brand-name292 claims39%

Dr. Sarwar'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5532024: 67622%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 8 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. Salman Sarwar ranks in the 39th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare

Dr. Sarwar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 15 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Sarwar, more than 39% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Sarwar ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
39th percentile15 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Salman Sarwar has 23 publications on record

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Sarwar, published from 2014 to 2020. 2015 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Retinal Diseases, Angiogenesis Inhibitors and Diabetic Retinopathy. Dr. Sarwar has published most often in Cochrane Database Syst Rev. Dr. Sarwar's most frequent co-authors are Mohammad Ali Sadiq, MD, Diana V. Do, MD and Quan Dong Nguyen, MD.

Papers23
Years published2014 to 2020

Dr. Sarwar's papers by year, 2014 to 2020

Topics Dr. Sarwar writes about most

  • Retinal Diseases
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Macular Edema
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Retinal Vessels

Dr. Sarwar's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Sarwar

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Salman Sarwar received $673 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Sarwar from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $199.

General payments to Dr. Sarwar by program year, 2016 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Sarwar by kind, 2016 to 2024

$673in total
  • Food and beverage$52278%
  • Charitable contributions$15122%

Companies that paid Dr. Sarwar the most, 2016 to 2024

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 Dr. Salman Sarwar'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
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 Dr. Salman Sarwar's NPI number?

Dr. Salman Sarwar's NPI number is 1487874582. It was assigned on April 30, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Salman Sarwar?

Dr. Salman Sarwar is an ophthalmologist in Springfield, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Salman Sarwar practice?

Dr. Sarwar practices at 1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804. Dr. Sarwar's primary practice is Mercy Hospital Springfield & Children's Mercy in Springfield, Missouri. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sarwar to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Salman Sarwar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sarwar is (417) 820-2000.

What is Dr. Salman Sarwar's medical license number?

Dr. Sarwar holds Missouri license 2009023915, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Salman Sarwar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sarwar in Missouri and Wisconsin.

Which hospitals is Dr. Salman Sarwar affiliated with?

Dr. Sarwar is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Springfield.

What medical group is Dr. Salman Sarwar part of?

Dr. Sarwar is linked to Mercy Clinic Family Medicine - Hollister. Dmand AI links Dr. Sarwar to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Salman Sarwar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sarwar billed Medicare for 13,426 services in 2024, and Dr. Sarwar accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Salman Sarwar see?

CMS counts 657 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sarwar in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Salman Sarwar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sarwar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2777), eye exam or test (92134) and surgery: eye (67028).

What drugs does Dr. Salman Sarwar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sarwar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Moxifloxacin and Dorzolamide-Timolol.

Has Dr. Salman Sarwar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $673 in general payments to Dr. Sarwar from 6 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Salman Sarwar been practicing?

Dr. Sarwar graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Salman Sarwar do research?

Dmand AI links 23 publications to Dr. Sarwar, published from 2014 to 2020.

Who does Dr. Salman Sarwar publish with?

Dr. Sarwar's most frequent co-authors are Mohammad Ali Sadiq, MD (21 shared papers), Diana V. Do, MD (17 shared papers) and Quan Dong Nguyen, MD (13 shared papers).

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