Sara Elizabeth Cardin, MD
NPI 1487235925ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Huntsville, AL
Hospitalist (MD) with Hh Physician Care, practicing in Huntsville, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $81,632 for 409 claims, against $25,257 paid for services in 2024. Baxter Healthcare was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $44.47 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Huntsville Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1487235925 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 1, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 70713 | TN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 70713 | TN |
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 - Hospitalist (AL); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 108 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 353 across 6 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $25,257 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 409 · 826 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 108 |
| Total drug cost | $81,632 |
| Generic share | 82% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Hh Physician CareHuntsville, AL · 109 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL
- Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$44.47 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | $26.42 | 1 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $18.05 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$44.47 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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