Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton, MD

  • Hickory, NC
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1871973487PAC ID0143520668
Medicare services, 2024
521
Medicare patients, 2024
123
Part D claims, 2024
1,693
MIPS score, 2024
90
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
225 18th St Se, Hickory, NC 28602-1364
Practice phone
Call (828) 322-1996
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Primary practice

Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a.

Primary care practice · Hickory, North Carolina

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Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton is a rheumatologist in Hickory, North Carolina

Dr. Compton practices at Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a. in Hickory, North Carolina.

Dr. Compton's NPI, 1871973487, was assigned on June 9, 2015. Dr. Compton graduated from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 2015. Dr. Compton holds North Carolina license 2021-01099.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0143520668
NPI enumeration date
June 9, 2015
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(828) 322-1996
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton practices at Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a. in Hickory, North Carolina

Dr. Compton's primary practice is Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a., at 225 18th St Se, Hickory, NC 28602-1364. The practice phone is (828) 322-1996.

  • Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a.
    225 18th St Se, Hickory, NC 28602-1364Phone(828) 322-1996

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Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Compton's primary practice is Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a. in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Compton is also affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Piedmont Rheumatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Compton to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Compton practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a.Available with a free account
+3 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton is one of 204 rheumatologists in North Carolina

Rheumatology is Dr. Compton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Compton is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2021-01099 · taxonomy 207RR0500X

Rheumatologists near Dr. Compton

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

204rheumatologists in North Carolina
5rheumatologists in Hickory

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

Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton billed Medicare for 521 services in 2024

CMS data shows 521 Medicare services from Dr. Compton across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 123 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,702 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024521
Medicare patients123
Paid by Medicare$36,702
Procedure codes5

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3212024: 3375%
Tests and treatments
2023: 702024: 184163%

Dr. Compton compared with the North Carolina median for rheumatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Compton
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
521vs 4,50388% below
Medicare patients
123vs 25251% below
Part D claims
1,563vs 1,40012% above

Medians across 211 rheumatologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Compton'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. Sarah Murphy Compton treated 123 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Compton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 63 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Compton's median patient age at 63, with 79% women.

Medicare patients, 2024123
Average age69
Average risk score1.26
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Compton's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Compton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10384%
  • Men2016%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. High blood pressure69%
  4. Anxiety33%
  5. Depression29%
  6. Mood disorders29%
  7. Osteoporosis24%
  8. Chronic kidney disease23%

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

Dr. Compton's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women79%
  • Men20%

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

Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton wrote 1,693 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Compton wrote 1,693 Medicare Part D claims for 210 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,563 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,455,226 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,060 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,693
Drugs named by CMS30
Total drug cost$1.5M
Part D patients210

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

  • Generic1,355 claims80%
  • Brand-name324 claims19%
  • Other14 claims1%

Dr. Compton'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. Compton's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%17 of 1,693 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: 1,0602024: 1,56347%

Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 24 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. Sarah Murphy Compton scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Compton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Compton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Compton's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 82.2of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton received $5,694 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 290 general payments to Dr. Compton from 26 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $1,293.

General payments to Dr. Compton by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Compton by kind, 2021 to 2025

$5.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,54997%
  • Education$1453%

Companies that paid Dr. Compton the most, 2021 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

Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton graduated from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Dr. Compton graduated from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolBrody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

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Sources for Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton's NPI number?

Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton's NPI number is 1871973487. It was assigned on June 9, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton?

Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton is a rheumatologist in Hickory, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton practice?

Dr. Compton practices at 225 18th St Se, Hickory, NC 28602-1364. Dr. Compton's primary practice is Piedmont Rheumatology, P.a. in Hickory, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Compton to 2 hospitals.

What is Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Compton is (828) 322-1996.

What is Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton's medical license number?

Dr. Compton holds North Carolina license 2021-01099.

Which hospitals is Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton affiliated with?

Dr. Compton is affiliated with Frye Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Compton to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton part of?

Dr. Compton is linked to Piedmont Rheumatology.

Does Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Compton billed Medicare for 521 services in 2024, and Dr. Compton accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton's MIPS score?

Dr. Compton's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton see?

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Compton in 2024, with an average age of 69.

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What services does Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Compton's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), infusion or chemotherapy administration (96372) and infusion or chemotherapy administration (96413).

Where did Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton go to medical school?

Dr. Compton graduated from Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Compton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Methotrexate.

Has Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,694 in general payments to Dr. Compton from 26 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Sarah Murphy Compton been practicing?

Dr. Compton graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

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