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Sarah Oswald , PA-C

Physician Assistant β€’ Houston, TX

Active NPI 1316763477 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 770304000

Call 7137926161 Location details and other listings
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1515 Holcombe Blvd

Houston, TX 770304000

Telephone 7137926161
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
University Of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Facility NPI 1174582050

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas. 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

Graduation Year

2024

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

2 years (graduated 2024)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2024 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2024

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.

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, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Sarah Oswald 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Sarah Oswald 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas

1,802 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Houston, TX (11,008 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Houston

17.8% of these 1,802 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

53.1% of these 1,802 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-06-26
Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

License # reported to NPPES TX PA18407

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20241217004551

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

TX

PECOS Control ID

3779010566

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas

1801 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 752357202

University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas

2201 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 752357320

Phone: 2146452700

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

36 listed
Dr. Karen Anderson , PhD

Psychologist - Clinical

NPI 1003952920

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Dr. Alex Bataller Torralba , MD, PhD

Internal Medicine - Hematology

NPI 1003536889

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

NPI 1003954157

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Dr. Manoop Bhutani , MD

Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

NPI 1003989310

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Evan Brietzke , MSN, APRN, ACNPC-AG

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1003444548

Master of Science in Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, ACNPCAG

Dr. Jan Burger , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1003901612

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

8 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location June 26, 2026

Registered at 1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 770304000 (Tel: 7137926161)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 26, 2026

Registered at PO BOX 4439, HOUSTON, TX 772104439 (Tel: 7137922991)

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NPI Profile Active November 22, 2024

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) November 22, 2024

Registered at 5323 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX 753907201 (Tel: 2146483111)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) November 22, 2024

Registered at 5323 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX 753907201

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) November 22, 2024

Recorded as SARAH OSWALD, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 22, 2024

Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: TX PA18407)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration November 22, 2024

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1316763477
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: November 22, 2024
Last Update: June 26, 2026
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 4439

Houston, TX 772104439

Phone: 7137922991

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.