Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD
Surgery Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1225186877, issued on Jan 8, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 31647, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Karl Sanborn
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 31647 TN
MD0000031647 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 979 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Phone
- (423) 778-2906
- Enumerated
- Jan 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 778-9482
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100630000370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 979 E. Third Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Karl Sanborn in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31647Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
406 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole68 claims
- Ondansetron Odt54 claims
- Promethazine Hcl54 claims
- Sucralfate43 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium34 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium29 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): 96.2 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: $1,408.26
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Erlanger HealthChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225186877, issued on Jan 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 979 E. Third Street, Chattanooga, TN, 37403. Phone: (423) 778-2906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 31647, 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 Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Karl Sanborn, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 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.