Bruce Eric Sands, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · New York, NY
Bruce Eric Sands, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1093706665, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (New York 256919, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Eric Sands
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 256919 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 E 98TH St FL 11, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 241-4299
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 10, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 426-5099
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100813000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce Eric Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 256919Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mesalamine28 claims
- Stelara20 claims
- Xifaxan16 claims
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine14 claims
- Rinvoq11 claims
- Skyrizi On-Body11 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: $197,987.73
109 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Eli Lilly and Company. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Eric Sands among 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York
Bruce Eric Sands, MD is one of 1,797 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 1,378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,797 gastroenterology physician records in New York.
All 1,797 in New York → Every provider in New York → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Efsevia Albanis, MDNew York, NY 100291346268174
- Charissa Chang, MDNew York, NY 100291649299686
- Lawrence Cohen, M.D.New York, NY 100291023010956
- Scott Friedman, MDNew York, NY 100291184656209
- Steven Itzkowitz, MDNew York, NY 100291568499036
- Michelle Kim, MDNew York, NY 100291851319651
- Eric Lemmer, MDNew York, NY 100291760412274
- Patricia Lopez, MDNew York, NY 100291275551004
Common questions
What is Bruce Eric Sands, MD's NPI number?
Bruce Eric Sands, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093706665, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Eric Sands, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 E 98TH St FL 11, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-4299. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Eric Sands, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 256919, 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.
How much does Bruce Eric Sands, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Eric Sands, MD had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.