Dr. Sarah Elaine Charters , MD
Surgery โข Kalamazoo, MI
1717 Shaffer St Ste 124
Kalamazoo, MI 490481629
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NPI assigned on June 28, 2011; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 49 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 21 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 17 service units.
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 17 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2020:
- Cephalexin โ 17 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2020. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Kalamazoo, MI (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 96. Middle half: 74 to 161.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 606 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 143. Middle half: 69 to 295.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 407 in 2020 to 49 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1717 Shaffer St Ste 124
Kalamazoo, MI 490481629
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Ascension Medical Group Promed. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Wayne State University School Of Medicine
2011
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
55 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $4,111 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $3,279 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
17 standardized 30-day fills in 2020
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $122.56 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
15 years (graduated 2011)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2011 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2011
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Charters has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Charters as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Kalamazoo and Michigan
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Kalamazoo, MI (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 96. Middle half: 74 to 161.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 606 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 143. Middle half: 69 to 295.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Kalamazoo, MI (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,467. Middle half: $6,747 to $13,182.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 606 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,433. Middle half: $7,327 to $35,931.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Kalamazoo, MI (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,639. Middle half: $4,963 to $10,276.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Michigan (2024, 606 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,477. Middle half: $5,577 to $28,338.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Charters are from 2020.
43 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Kalamazoo, MI (1,362 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Kalamazoo
4.7% of these 43 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
67.4% of these 43 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 88% from 407 in 2020 to 49 in 2024.
- 2020: 407
- 2021: 194
- 2022: 189
- 2023: 100
- 2024: 49
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 92% from $48,889 in 2020 to $4,111 in 2024.
- 2020: $48,889
- 2021: $16,416
- 2022: $21,119
- 2023: $9,396
- 2024: $4,111
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 92% from $39,009 in 2020 to $3,279 in 2024.
- 2020: $39,009
- 2021: $13,116
- 2022: $16,711
- 2023: $7,518
- 2024: $3,279
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 17 in 2013 to 17 in 2020.
- 2013: 17
- 2015: 12
- 2016: 15
- 2019: 20
- 2020: 17
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 17 in 2013 to 17 in 2020.
- 2013: 17
- 2015: 12
- 2016: 15
- 2019: 20
- 2020: 17
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $144 in 2013 to $0 in 2020.
- 2013: $144
- 2015: $107
- 2016: $176
- 2019: $0
- 2020: $0
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2024 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2020), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $122.56.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS | General | $122.56 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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21 | 19 | $105.00 | $47.52 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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17 | 15 | $127.00 | $75.72 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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11 | 11 | $373.00 | $165.97 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2020.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 17 | 238 | $0.00 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2020; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20170731000635
MI
2769610922
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Ascension Medical Group Promed
1717 Shaffer St, Kalamazoo, MI 490481647
Phone: 2692265290
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dietitian, Registered
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1717 SHAFFER ST STE 124, KALAMAZOO, MI 490481629 (Tel: 2692266917)
Registered at 1717 SHAFFER ST STE 124, KALAMAZOO, MI 490481629
Recorded as SARAH CHARTERS, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (license number reported to NPPES: MI 4301098635)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1717 SHAFFE STREET, SUITE 124, KALAMAZOO, MI 49048 (Tel: 2692266917)
Registered at 1717 SHAFFE STREET, SUITE 124, KALAMAZOO, MI 49048
Recorded as SARAH KENNING, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MI 4301098635)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1500 E MEDICAL CENTER DR, 1C340-UH, ANN ARBOR, MI 481095033 (Tel: 7349363662)
Registered at 1500 E MEDICAL CENTER DR, 1C340-UH, ANN ARBOR, MI 481095033
Recorded as SARAH KENNING, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MI 4301098635)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Kalamazoo
- Dr. Kibwe Weaver, MD
- Dr. Donald Porter, MD
- Dr. Lisa Miller, MD
- Dr. Jon Walsh, MD
- Dr. Earl Norman, MD
- Dr. Matthew Pryor, MD
Mailing Address
1717 Shaffer St Ste 124
Kalamazoo, MI 490481629