Dr. Sarah Wahlster, MD

Dr. Wahlster practices at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington.

Dr. Wahlster's NPI, 1851528384, was assigned on June 11, 2009. Dr. Wahlster holds Washington license MD60568784.

Dr. Wahlster's primary practice is Harborview Medical Center, at 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 in King County. The practice phone is (206) 744-9535.

Dr. Wahlster's primary practice is Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington. Dr. Wahlster is also affiliated with UW Medical Center - Montlake. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Wahlster to 1 more hospital 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. Wahlster practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Wahlster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Wahlster is licensed in Washington.

CMS data shows 154 Medicare services from Dr. Wahlster across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 56 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,719 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 56 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Wahlster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, 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. Wahlster's median patient age at 58, with 40% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Wahlster for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Wahlster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 51 papers to Dr. Wahlster, published from 2015 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Brain Injuries, Critical Care and COVID-19. Dr. Wahlster has published most often in Neurocrit Care. Dr. Wahlster's most frequent co-authors are Claire J. Creutzfeldt, MD, Erin Kathryn Kross, MD and Ariane Lewis, MD.