Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 468
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 289
- Part D claims, 2024
- 901
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 501 Summit St, Yankton, SD 57078
- Practice phone
- Call (605) 668-8000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian is a gastroenterologist in Yankton, South Dakota
Dr. Sarkisian practices at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota, part of Avera Health.
Dr. Sarkisian's NPI, 1174985568, was assigned on March 24, 2016. Dr. Sarkisian holds South Dakota license 13434.
- NPI
- 1174985568NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446545800
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (605) 668-8000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian practices at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota
Dr. Sarkisian's primary practice is Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, at 501 Summit St, Yankton, SD 57078 in Yankton County. The practice phone is (605) 668-8000.
- Avera Sacred Heart Hospital501 Summit St, Yankton, SD 57078 · Yankton CountyPhone(605) 668-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 5 medical groups
Dr. Sarkisian's primary practice is Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota, part of Avera Health. Dr. Sarkisian is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Avera Creighton Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sarkisian to 1 more hospital, 4 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sarkisian practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian is one of 46 gastroenterologists in South Dakota
Gastroenterology is Dr. Sarkisian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sarkisian's licenses on file in 4 states: South Dakota, Iowa, Louisiana and Nebraska.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, South DakotaPrimary
- Iowa license
- Internal medicine, Louisiana
- Nebraska license
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Sarkisian
Counts of gastroenterologists 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
Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian billed Medicare for 468 services in 2024
CMS data shows 468 Medicare services from Dr. Sarkisian across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 289 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,372 for them.
Dr. Sarkisian's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 2582024: 40155%
- Other services
- 2023: 262024: 3431%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1692024: 3380%
Where Dr. Sarkisian's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office225%
- In a facility44695%
Dr. Sarkisian compared with the South Dakota median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Sarkisian
- South Dakota median
- Medicare services
- 468vs 53513% below
- Medicare patients
- 289vs 34817% below
- Part D claims
- 773vs 70510% above
Medians across 43 gastroenterologists in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sarkisian'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. Alexander M. Sarkisian treated 289 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 289 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sarkisian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 179 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sarkisian's median patient age at 69, with 57% women.
Dr. Sarkisian's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Sarkisian's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12644%
- Men16356%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sarkisian's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis39%
- Diabetes31%
- Mood disorders27%
- Depression25%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Anxiety21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sarkisian'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
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian wrote 901 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sarkisian wrote 901 Medicare Part D claims for 487 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 773 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $47,745 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 393 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Sarkisian's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic646 claims72%
- Brand-name255 claims28%
Dr. Sarkisian'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. Sarkisian's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%18 of 901 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: 3932024: 77397%
Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 10 in 2023.
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. Alexander M. Sarkisian scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Sarkisian for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Sarkisian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 151 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Sarkisian, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sarkisian's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 82.5of 100Quality
- 89of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Sarkisian ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 85th percentile151 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 69th percentile65 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian received $25,921 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 94 general payments to Dr. Sarkisian from 18 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 73% of the total. Celltrion USA Inc. paid the most, $23,304.
General payments to Dr. Sarkisian by program year, 2017 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Sarkisian by kind, 2017 to 2024
- Travel and lodging$18,87273%
- Consulting fees$3,99015%
- Food and beverage$2,86711%
- Education$1921%
Companies that paid Dr. Sarkisian the most, 2017 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian's NPI number?
Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian's NPI number is 1174985568. It was assigned on March 24, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian?
Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian is a gastroenterologist in Yankton, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian practice?
Dr. Sarkisian practices at 501 Summit St, Yankton, SD 57078. Dr. Sarkisian's primary practice is Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota, part of Avera Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sarkisian to 1 hospital, 4 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sarkisian is (605) 668-8000.
What is Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian's medical license number?
Dr. Sarkisian holds South Dakota license 13434, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sarkisian in South Dakota, Iowa, Louisiana and Nebraska.
Which hospitals is Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian affiliated with?
Dr. Sarkisian practices at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, South Dakota. Dr. Sarkisian is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Sarkisian to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian part of?
Dr. Sarkisian is linked to Avera Creighton Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Sarkisian to 4 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sarkisian billed Medicare for 468 services in 2024, and Dr. Sarkisian accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian's MIPS score?
Dr. Sarkisian's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian see?
CMS counts 289 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sarkisian in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sarkisian's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45385), surgery: digestive system (43239) and surgery: digestive system (45380).
What drugs does Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sarkisian's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf, Pantoprazole Sodium and Colestipol HCl.
Has Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $25,921 in general payments to Dr. Sarkisian from 18 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Celltrion USA Inc.
How long has Dr. Alexander M. Sarkisian been practicing?
Dr. Sarkisian graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
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