Dr. Alaa Sada, MD

Dr. Sada practices at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Dr. Sada's NPI, 1164886826, was assigned on April 8, 2016. Dr. Sada holds Pennsylvania license MD481611.

Dr. Sada's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian, at 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 647-2345.

Dr. Sada's primary practice is UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Sada is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Pittsburgh / UPMC. The medical group on file is University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sada to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sada practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Sada's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sada's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and Minnesota.

CMS data shows 44 Medicare services from Dr. Sada across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 42 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,300 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sada in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.64, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sada's median patient age at 62, with 78% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sada wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 56 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $642 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Sada for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sada accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sada as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 31 papers to Dr. Sada, published from 2016 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Insulinoma, Pancreatic Neoplasms and Adrenalectomy. Dr. Sada has published most often in Am J Surg. Dr. Sada's most frequent co-authors are Travis J. McKenzie, MD, Melanie L. Lyden, MD and Geoffrey B. Thompson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Sada from 1 drug or device company from 2022 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $165.