Amber R. Sands, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Reno, NV
Amber R. Sands, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Reno, Nevada, and NPI 1134276389, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (Nevada PA1027, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber R. Sands
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA1027 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5590 Kietzke LN, Reno, NV 89511
- Phone
- (775) 323-2080
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2022
- Fax
- (775) 325-2334
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070723000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amber R. Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
Search for license PA1027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,594 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 895 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin340 claims
- Gabapentin319 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen297 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen231 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl184 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl149 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $300.10
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber R. Sands among 1,083 physician assistant records in Nevada
Amber R. Sands, PA-C is one of 1,083 physician assistant records with a practice address in Nevada. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 15% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2018 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
234 physician assistant records list a practice address in Reno
They are 234 of the 11,565 NPPES records with a practice address in Reno, and 1,083 physician assistant records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Amber R. Sands, PA-C's NPI number?
Amber R. Sands, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134276389, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber R. Sands, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5590 Kietzke LN, Reno, NV, 89511. Phone: (775) 323-2080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber R. Sands, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number PA1027, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amber R. Sands, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber R. Sands, PA-C had 2,594 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Amber R. Sands, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.