NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · Bethlehem, PA

Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1457543696, issued on Aug 13, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD454410, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457543696
Name
Christopher Michael Sanders
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License numbers
MD454410 PA
MD205377 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
74 W Broad St Ste 170, Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone
(484) 526-1260
Enumerated
Aug 13, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 23, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150714002218); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 2007
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 74 W Broad St Ste 170

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

  1. Nicholas Albano, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1538546643
  2. Samantha HontzPhysician Assistant1881307148
  3. Jonathan Lam, M.D.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1598051716
  4. Mahdi Malekpour Ghorbani, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1811350036
  5. Alyson Melin, D.O.Plastic Surgery Physician1326347923
  6. Marta PawkaPhysician Assistant1467288233

Verify Christopher Michael Sanders in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Christopher Sanders13
  2. Specialty average93

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): 95.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $263.98

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Sanders$263.98
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

  1. St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA

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

Christopher Michael Sanders among 227 plastic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D. is one of 227 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 137 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 208200000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 227 plastic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicholas Albano, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180181538546643
  2. Mahdi Malekpour Ghorbani, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180181811350036
  3. Alyson Melin, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180181326347923
  4. Manny Iyer, M.D.Bethlehem, PA 180171417937913
  5. Robert Murphy, MDBethlehem, PA 180171679529960
  6. Alessandra Cabrera, MDBethlehem, PA 180151346877040
  7. Gianluca Tripodi, MDBethlehem, PA 180151427510924
  8. Scott Vanduzer, M.D.Slatington, PA 180801275585853

Common questions

What is Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457543696, issued on Aug 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 74 W Broad St Ste 170, Bethlehem, PA, 18018. Phone: (484) 526-1260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD454410, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Michael Sanders, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 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.