Inderpal Sarkaria
NPI 1689827883ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Pittsburgh, PA
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, practicing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $40,825 for 67 patients in 2024, with only 13 Part D claims. Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $31,146 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1689827883 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 31, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 25, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | MD437145 | PA |
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 - Thoracic Surgery (PA); Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 67 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 144 across 41 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $40,825 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 13 · 21 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $77.18 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at DallasDallas, TX · 3,187 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$31,146 · 75 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$26,318 · 21 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. | $13,345 | 1 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $6,426 | 20 |
| Stryker Corporation | $5,860 | 8 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $2,525 | 24 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $2,155 | 10 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$18,845 · 2 payments
- Travel and Lodging$4,932 · 17 payments
- Education$4,068 · 5 payments
- Food and Beverage$3,300 · 51 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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