NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David G. Sandberg, DPM

Podiatrist · Knoxville, TN

David G. Sandberg, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1336157239, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DPM0000000495, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1336157239
Name
David G. Sandberg
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Podiatrist 213E00000X
License number
DPM0000000495 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
939 E Emerald Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
Phone
(865) 523-5655
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
May 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 523-4882
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101004001213); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 939 E Emerald Ave

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

  1. Kimberly Bolton, PHD, WHCNPReligious Nonmedical Nursing Personnel1750594925
  2. Ted George, DDSOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1942289020
  3. James Gilley, DPMPodiatrist1881602787
  4. Robert Hancock, DPMPodiatrist1518975408
  5. Dawn Nichols, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1831159912
  6. Heather Sandberg, DPMPodiatrist1699783597

Verify David G. Sandberg in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
    Search for license DPM0000000495
    Check the board
  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
Find the Tennessee license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average podiatrist in 2024

656 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Sandberg656
  2. Specialty average314

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin139 claims
  2. Meloxicam133 claims
  3. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
  4. Terbinafine Hcl56 claims
  5. Mupirocin47 claims
  6. Cephalexin46 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score71.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $996.01

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Sandberg$996.01
  2. Specialty average$2,476.60

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. Sandberg Foot Health Center PCKnoxville, TN

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

David G. Sandberg among 120 podiatrist records in Tennessee

David G. Sandberg, DPM is one of 120 podiatrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 68% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 70 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Podiatrist providers in Tennessee

There are 120 podiatrist records in Tennessee.

The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Gilley, DPMKnoxville, TN 379171881602787
  2. Robert Hancock, DPMKnoxville, TN 379171518975408
  3. Heather Sandberg, DPMKnoxville, TN 379171699783597
  4. William Holt, DPMKnoxville, TN 379181912918848
  5. Kelly Bumpus, D.P.M.Knoxville, TN 379201346531241
  6. Ivan Cooper, D.P.M., P.C.Knoxville, TN 379201952491748
  7. Abshan Malik, DPMKnoxville, TN 379141053937045
  8. Margaret Lubert, DPMKnoxville, TN 379211649268194

Common questions

What is David G. Sandberg, DPM's NPI number?

David G. Sandberg, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336157239, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David G. Sandberg, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 939 E Emerald Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37917. Phone: (865) 523-5655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David G. Sandberg, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number DPM0000000495, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David G. Sandberg, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David G. Sandberg, DPM had 656 Medicare Part D claims for 258 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is David G. Sandberg, DPM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.