Sara Achakzai

  • Buffalo, NY
  • Internist
NPI1487906996PAC ID5991083032
Medicare services, 2024
395
Medicare patients, 2024
212
Part D claims, 2024
137
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$476
Practice address
565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220
Practice phone
Call (716) 826-7000
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Primary practice

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Hospital · Buffalo, New York

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Sara Achakzai is an internist in Buffalo, New York

Sara Achakzai practices at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, part of Catholic Health System.

Sara Achakzai's NPI, 1487906996, was assigned on October 8, 2012. Sara Achakzai holds New York license 283996-1.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5991083032
NPI enumeration date
October 8, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(716) 826-7000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
33
Medical school graduation
2019

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

Sara Achakzai practices at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York

Sara Achakzai's primary practice is Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, at 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220 in Erie County. The practice phone is (716) 826-7000.

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Sara Achakzai is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Sara Achakzai's primary practice is Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, part of Catholic Health System. The medical group on file is Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. Dmand AI also links Sara Achakzai to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Sara Achakzai's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Sara Achakzai's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mercy Hospital of BuffaloAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Sara Achakzai is one of 9,643 internists in New York

Internal medicine is Sara Achakzai's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Sara Achakzai is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, New YorkPrimaryLicense 283996-1 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Sara Achakzai

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

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

Sara Achakzai billed Medicare for 395 services in 2024

CMS data shows 395 Medicare services from Sara Achakzai across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 212 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $31,229 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024395
Medicare patients212
Paid by Medicare$31,229
Procedure codes5

Sara Achakzai's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5772024: 39532%

Sara Achakzai compared with the New York median for internists, 2024

  • Sara Achakzai
  • New York median
Medicare services
395vs 4267% below
Medicare patients
212vs 15834% above
Part D claims
11vs 62298% below

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Sara Achakzai'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

Sara Achakzai treated 212 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 212 Medicare patients who saw Sara Achakzai in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 33% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.39, 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 Achakzai's median patient age at 75, with 50% women.

Medicare patients, 2024212
Average age76
Average risk score2.39
Also on Medicaid33%

Sara Achakzai's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Sara Achakzai's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11755%
  • Men9545%

Chronic conditions among Sara Achakzai's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease56%
  4. Heart failure56%
  5. Arthritis54%
  6. Ischemic heart disease50%
  7. Atrial fibrillation45%
  8. Anxiety42%

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

Sara Achakzai's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women50%
  • Men48%

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

Sara Achakzai wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Sara Achakzai wrote 137 Medicare Part D claims for 72 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $6,553 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 26 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024137
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$6,553
Part D patients72

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

  • Generic109 claims80%
  • Brand-name and other28 claims20%

Sara Achakzai'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 Achakzai's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics8%11 of 137 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: 262024: 1158%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 2 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

How Sara Achakzai takes part in Medicare

Sara Achakzai 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 Achakzai received $476 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Sara Achakzai from 9 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $144.

General payments to Sara Achakzai by program year, 2021 to 2025

Companies that paid Sara Achakzai the most, 2021 to 2025

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

Sources for Sara Achakzai'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 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)
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 Achakzai's NPI number?

Sara Achakzai's NPI number is 1487906996. It was assigned on October 8, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Sara Achakzai specialize in?

Sara Achakzai is an internist in Buffalo, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Sara Achakzai practice?

Sara Achakzai practices at 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220. Sara Achakzai's primary practice is Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, part of Catholic Health System. Dmand AI also links Sara Achakzai to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Sara Achakzai's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Sara Achakzai is (716) 826-7000.

What is Sara Achakzai's medical license number?

Sara Achakzai holds New York license 283996-1.

Which hospitals is Sara Achakzai affiliated with?

Sara Achakzai practices at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.

What medical group is Sara Achakzai part of?

Sara Achakzai is linked to Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. Dmand AI links Sara Achakzai to 1 more medical group.

Does Sara Achakzai accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Sara Achakzai billed Medicare for 395 services in 2024, and Sara Achakzai accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Sara Achakzai see?

CMS counts 212 Medicare patients who saw Sara Achakzai in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Sara Achakzai bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Sara Achakzai's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

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What drugs does Sara Achakzai prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Sara Achakzai's most prescribed drugs by claims were Jardiance.

Has Sara Achakzai received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $476 in general payments to Sara Achakzai from 9 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Sara Achakzai been practicing?

Sara Achakzai graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.

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