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Sonja Lichtenstein-Zayneh, MD

NPI 1821175274ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Ashland, KY

Surgery (MD) in Ashland, Kentucky, trained at State University of Ny Upstate Medical University (class of 1996). 230 Medicare patients in 2024, $57,089 paid; nearly all of their 173 Part D prescriptions were generic (92%). Reapplix Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $176.79 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1821175274
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedNov 1, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAug 25, 2026
Certified by providerAug 25, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X57260KY
Surgery208600000X35081608LOH

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (GA); Practitioner - General Surgery (KY); Practitioner - General Surgery (OH); Practitioner - Family Practice (SC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients230
Services billed1,029 across 34 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$57,089

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)173 · 223 30-day fills
Patients73
Total drug cost$12,964
Generic share92% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolState University of Ny Upstate Medical University
Graduation year1996
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery
Secondary specialtiesPeripheral Vascular Disease

Medical groups

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$176.79 · 8 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$324.69 · 18 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Reapplix Inc.$103.124
Smith+nephew, Inc.$32.662
Organogenesis Inc.$23.741
Solventum Corporation$17.271

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$176.79 · 8 payments

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

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