Sarah B. Fast, PA-C
NPI 1306868781ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant, Medical· Ozark, MO
Physician Assistant, Medical (PA-C) with Lester E Cox Medical Centers and 1 other group, practicing in Ozark, Missouri. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $354,026 for 3,587 claims, against $19,977 paid for services in 2024. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 20 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,247 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Cox Medical Centers as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1306868781 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 24, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 13, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | May 13, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant, Medical Primary | 363AM0700X | 2005009917 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (MO) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 126 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 466 across 30 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $19,977 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,587 · 8,024 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 290 |
| Total drug cost | $354,026 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical groups
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersOzark, MO · 246 clinicians
- Cherry Health Center, LLCSpringfield, MO · 90 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,247 · 105 payments from 20 companies
- 2024$2,177 · 101 payments from 19 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $504.63 | 15 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $459.23 | 13 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $305.00 | 20 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $197.95 | 16 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $175.76 | 13 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,247 · 105 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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