NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carson Lewis Sanders, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Salisbury, NC

Carson Lewis Sanders, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Salisbury, North Carolina, and NPI 1699035378, issued on May 29, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00681, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1699035378
Name
Carson Lewis Sanders
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
2022-00681 NC
346771 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
810 Mitchell Ave, Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone
(704) 216-5633
Enumerated
May 29, 2012
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2025
Fax
(704) 639-0785
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220505000833); accepts Medicare assignment
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 810 Mitchell Ave

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

  1. Graylan Byrd, ATC, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053708891
  2. Gavin Cianci, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134765324
  3. Kenneth Clark, PAPhysician Assistant1417903287
  4. James Comadoll, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1013963446
  5. Justin Festa, PAPhysician Assistant1275002511
  6. Thomas Ginn, MDOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1215954052

Verify Carson Lewis Sanders in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

159 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carson Sanders159
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl45 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  3. Ibuprofen20 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl16 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: $199.68

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carson Sanders$200
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCCharlotte, NC
  2. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncSalisbury, NC

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

Carson Lewis Sanders among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina

Carson Lewis Sanders, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2012, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Comadoll, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013963446
  2. William Furr, MDSalisbury, NC 281441528022761
  3. Robert Humble, MDSalisbury, NC 281441881663730
  4. Harrison Latimer, MDSalisbury, NC 281441740261809
  5. Paul Lichstein, MSC, MDSalisbury, NC 281441013203470
  6. Robert Steele, M.D.Salisbury, NC 281441710956297
  7. Hugh Watts, MDSalisbury, NC 281441730135328
  8. Eugene Eline, D.O.Salisbury, NC 281471336136837

Common questions

What is Carson Lewis Sanders, MD's NPI number?

Carson Lewis Sanders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699035378, issued on May 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carson Lewis Sanders, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 Mitchell Ave, Salisbury, NC, 28144. Phone: (704) 216-5633. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carson Lewis Sanders, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00681, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carson Lewis Sanders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carson Lewis Sanders, MD had 159 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.