Barton Johnston Sanders, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Nashville, TN
Barton Johnston Sanders, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1740667005, issued on May 6, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 63593, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barton Johnston Sanders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- 63593 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 322 22ND Ave N Ste 400, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 320-5090
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 320-1225
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210921000117); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 322 22ND Ave N Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Barton Johnston Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 63593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 1,067 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl428 claims
- Gabapentin203 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen155 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen135 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er118 claims
- Xtampza Er89 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,002.97
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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
- Tennessee Oncology PLLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barton Johnston Sanders among 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee
Barton Johnston Sanders, MD is one of 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee.
All 31 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Forti, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031790729887
- Sandhya Mudumbi, MDNashville, TN 372031902249089
- Gavin Royer, MDNashville, TN 372031285211441
- Sarah Fremont, MDNashville, TN 372051982614814
- Stephen Lasher, M.D.Nashville, TN 372011538188826
- Christina Macmurdo-France, MDNashville, TN 372051114001229
- Marc Rothman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372011184672040
- Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D., M.S.Nashville, TN 372051124283213
Common questions
What is Barton Johnston Sanders, MD's NPI number?
Barton Johnston Sanders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740667005, issued on May 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barton Johnston Sanders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 322 22ND Ave N Ste 400, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 320-5090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barton Johnston Sanders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63593, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barton Johnston Sanders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barton Johnston Sanders, MD had 2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.