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Sarah A. Mess, M.D.

NPI 1740281047ActiveIndividual· Plastic Surgery· Columbia, MD

Opted out of Medicare from September 2015 to September 2027. Plastic Surgery (M.D.) in Columbia, Maryland, licensed in MD, with an NPI issued in August 2005. Part D covered 29 prescriptions written in 2024, 100% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $25,024 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1740281047
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 9, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFeb 10, 2026
Certified by providerFeb 10, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Plastic Surgery Primary208200000XD0062216MD

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Opt-outOpted out Sep 14, 2015 – Sep 14, 2027
Can order and referYes

During an opt-out period the provider sees Medicare patients only under private contracts, and Medicare does not pay claims for their services.

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)29 · 30 30-day fills
Total drug cost$308.55
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$25,024 · 68 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$31,583 · 70 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$18,691 · 13 payments
  • Consulting Fee$2,500 · 1 payment
  • Food and Beverage$1,927 · 46 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$1,818 · 7 payments
  • Gift$87.00 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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