NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew K. Sands, M.D.

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · New York, NY

Andrew K. Sands, M.D. is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1598730178, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (New York 166721, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598730178
Name
Andrew K. Sands
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
License number
166721 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
170 W 12TH St, New York, NY 10011
Phone
(212) 604-6266
Enumerated
Feb 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(212) 604-6287
Medicaid ID
01523546 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031105000703); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York Medical College, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 170 W 12TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emil Banayan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871735050
  2. Jocelyne Bastien, MD.,Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013084201
  3. Allison BorowskiDiagnostic Radiology Physician1366680514
  4. Honeylou Cabrera, P.T.Physical Therapist1679764831
  5. Luzviminda Caparas, NP-CCardiovascular Disease Physician1376667279
  6. Hyun ChoOtolaryngology Physician1396820163

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $584.84

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Sands$585
  2. Specialty average$23,315

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

  1. Bik Orthopedics, PCNew York, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Andrew K. Sands among 58 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in New York

Andrew K. Sands, M.D. is one of 58 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 40 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in New York

There are 58 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in New York.

The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Haydee Brown, MDNew York, NY 100161831365923
  2. Raymond Walls, M.D.New York, NY 100161164763306
  3. Hilary Alpert, MDNew York, NY 100171508077173
  4. Elynor Perez, DPMNew York, NY 100181437492642
  5. Osama Alzobi, MDNew York, NY 100031942160304
  6. Jessica Gallina, MD PCNew York, NY 100191245330885
  7. Meghan Kelly, MD, PHDNew York, NY 100191881936714
  8. Steven Sheskier, M. D.New York, NY 100031730132432

Common questions

What is Andrew K. Sands, M.D.'s NPI number?

Andrew K. Sands, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598730178, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew K. Sands, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 W 12TH St, New York, NY, 10011. Phone: (212) 604-6266. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew K. Sands, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 166721, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.