NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig C. Sanders, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Palm Springs, CA

Craig C. Sanders, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1780624825, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (California PA15233, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780624825
Name
Craig C. Sanders
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA15233 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste 311, Palm Springs, CA 92262
Phone
(323) 306-9632
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2025
Fax
(323) 268-6738
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste 311

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

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

958 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.

  1. Craig Sanders958
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa174 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta171 claims
  3. Wixela Inhub97 claims
  4. Fluticasone-Salmeterol77 claims
  5. Montelukast Sodium77 claims
  6. Breo Ellipta62 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: $171.49

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Craig Sanders$171.49
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Craig C. Sanders among 14,451 physician assistant records in California

Craig C. Sanders, P.A. is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 physician assistant records list a practice address in Palm Springs

They are 44 of the 1,917 NPPES records with a practice address in Palm Springs, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Roger Oliver Barrett, PAPalm Springs, CA 922621134340201
  2. David Bond, P.A-CPalm Springs, CA 922621205879376
  3. Jeffrey Hastings, P.A.Palm Springs, CA 922621780697946
  4. David Hill, P.A.Palm Springs, CA 922621942292404
  5. Steven Kindel, PAPalm Springs, CA 922621689665879
  6. George Lennon, P.A-CPalm Springs, CA 922621174567838
  7. Andrew Lobe, PAPalm Springs, CA 922621346226057
  8. Paul Manney, P.A.Palm Springs, CA 922621528050457

Common questions

What is Craig C. Sanders, P.A.'s NPI number?

Craig C. Sanders, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780624825, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig C. Sanders, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1180 N Indian Canyon Dr Ste 311, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (323) 306-9632. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig C. Sanders, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number PA15233, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Craig C. Sanders, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig C. Sanders, P.A. had 958 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.