Burton P. Sanders, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Nashville, TN
Burton P. Sanders, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1154491207, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000023933, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Burton P. Sanders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD0000023933 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 327-7400
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2022
- Fax
- (615) 327-4818
- Medicaid IDs
- 30713801 TN
3373619 TN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080128000520); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Burton P. Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD0000023933Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,530 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium157 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Methylprednisolone113 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium86 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium79 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): 100 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: $3,148.22
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Tristar Medical Group - Legacy Health, LLCBrentwood, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Burton P. Sanders among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Burton P. Sanders, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Burton P. Sanders, MD's NPI number?
Burton P. Sanders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154491207, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Burton P. Sanders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Patterson St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 327-7400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Burton P. Sanders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000023933, 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 Burton P. Sanders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Burton P. Sanders, MD had 3,530 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Burton P. Sanders, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.