Individual provider Active NPI

Sara Ann Berns, PA-C

  • Physician Assistant
  • Oelwein, IA
National Provider Identifier
1073742227
Registry record updated Feb 18, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X
Practice address
2405 Rock Island Rd
Oelwein, IA 50662-3102
Phone
(319) 283-2651
NPI assigned
Jul 9, 2009
Last updated
Feb 18, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Feb 18, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Physician Assistant 363A00000X IA Primary
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X 002004 IA

Addresses

Primary practice location

2405 Rock Island Rd
Oelwein, IA 50662-3102

Mailing address

5216 Bettys Grove Rd
Center Point, IA 52213-9598
Phone (319) 521-7662

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
P00777833 CC6519OtherIARR MEDICARE
1073742227OtherIABLUE SHIELD

Other names 1

  • Sara Ann Techau Former name

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address sberns@bchealth.org Direct

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in IA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: No
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20090909000246 IA Practitioner - Physician Assistant 8426103813 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Physician Assistant
Education
Other, 2009
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Peoples Memorial HospitalGroup PAC ID 9931010790, shared by 7 NPIs, 47 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

2405 Rock Island Rd
Oelwein, IA 50662-3102
Phone (319) 283-2651

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
50.17 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
55.61
Promoting interoperability
0
Improvement activities
40

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Physician Assistant

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
002004IAMDEmergency Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
St Luke's Methodist Hospital Current Accepting new patients
People's Memorial Hospital Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Sep 1, 2019 Accepting new patients
People's Memorial Hospital CurrentSince Sep 1, 2019 Accepting new patients

Locations

1026 A Ave NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone (319) 369-5970

1600 1st St E
Independence, IA 50644
Phone (319) 332-0999

2405 Rock Island Rd
Oelwein, IA 50662
Phone (319) 283-2651

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: sberns40301@direct.unitypoint.org

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

Hospital & facility affiliations 6

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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        }
    ]
}

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