Christopher W. Sands, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Memphis, TN
Christopher W. Sands, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1831170448, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 27871, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Sands
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 27871 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 516-1489
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2024
- Fax
- (901) 516-1487
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050916000734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher W. Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,209 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium66 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate39 claims
- Losartan Potassium38 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate32 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa28 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: $24.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Methodist Inpatient Physicians LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher W. Sands among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Christopher W. Sands, MD is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Christopher W. Sands, MD's NPI number?
Christopher W. Sands, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831170448, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Sands, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 516-1489. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Sands, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 27871, 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 W. Sands, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Sands, MD had 1,209 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.