Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lacombe, LA
Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lacombe, Louisiana, and NPI 1558656025, issued on Jun 13, 2011. Check the license (Louisiana MD.206409, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Alan Sanchez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD.206409 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 64301 Highway 434, Lacombe, LA 70445
- Phone
- (985) 882-4500
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160617001660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Alan Sanchez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.206409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
490 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 160 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam231 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen79 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Amoxicillin28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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: $161.39
9 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.
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
- Paradigm Health SystemLacombe, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Alan Sanchez among 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD is one of 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 84% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Lacombe
They are 2 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Lacombe, and 336 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558656025, issued on Jun 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 64301 Highway 434, Lacombe, LA, 70445. Phone: (985) 882-4500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.206409, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Alan Sanchez, MD had 490 Medicare Part D claims for 176 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.