NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Foot Surgery Podiatrist NPI 1548265788 DPM
Verify on CMS → David Sands, DPM
Foot Surgery Podiatrist in Great Neck, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,524 in Foot Surgery Podiatrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
355
Medicare Part D claims · 149 beneficiaries · Foot Surgery Podiatrist avg: 359
Generic prescribing
86%
generic claims · 14% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
89.1/100
▲ 6 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$180.3
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
David Sands, DPM reported a CMS MIPS final score of 89.1/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 355 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 89.1/100
- MIPS score · +6 vs avg
- 355
- Part D claims, 2024
- 86%
- generic prescribing
- $180.3
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about David Sands, DPM
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1548265788), first enumerated 06/15/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 355 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 89.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$180.3 in reported industry payments (3 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not David Sands, DPM's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1548265788 · Foot Surgery Podiatrist
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1548265788
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-NARROW 1,524
- MIPS-ABOVE 89.1/100
- RX-LIGHT 355
- BOOK-THIN 341 in New York
- PHOTO-FINISH Bryan Broadbent, DPM · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Marissa Girolamo…
Marissa Girolamo, D.P.M.
88.9 MIPS pts
- Gregory Schweikh…
Gregory Schweikher, D.P.M.
89 MIPS pts
- Sands · this pro…
Sands · this provider
89.1 MIPS pts
- Gretchen Evans, …
Gretchen Evans, D.P.M.
89.2 MIPS pts
- Bryan Broadbent,…
Bryan Broadbent, DPM
89.2 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
David Sands, DPM's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
89 ≥ 56th percentile 56% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where David Sands, DPM sits
This provider among foot surgery podiatrist peers
Across the 341 foot surgery podiatrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, David Sands, DPM writes more Part D claims than 66% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 74% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one foot surgery podiatrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is David Sands, DPM. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about David Sands, DPM?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Foot Surgery Podiatrist
Medicare Part D claims
355 1% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
89.1/100 5.6 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Foot Surgery Podiatrist compares to other specialties among New York providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
David Sands, DPM's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Foot Surgery Podiatrist national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 89.1/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1548265788 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Foot Surgery Podiatrist |
| Credentials | DPM |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/15/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
89.0822
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
93.0245
Quality
53.9161
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where David Sands, DPM bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Prine Health Medical Group, PLLC
Manhasset, NY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for David Sands, DPM. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$180
Largest payer
Nevro Corp.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to David Sands, DPM. To verify David Sands, DPM's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
David Sands, DPM - brand share 14.0%
Foot Surgery Podiatrist average
14% brand-name claims vs 86% generic, on 355 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
355
Total Claims
$66K
Total Drug Cost
149
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 427.733
- Total Day Supply
- 11,676
- Brand vs Generic
- 14% brand / 86% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $34K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $32K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 17
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.65
- Gender Split
- 55% female / 45% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 13, 65-74: 56, 75-84: 58, 85+: 22
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What David Sands, DPM prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole
58 claims
- Tavaborole
Tavaborole
28 claims
- Mupirocin
Mupirocin
25 claims
- Lidocaine Hcl Visc… 20
Lidocaine Hcl Viscous
20 claims
- Cyanocobalamin Inj… 18
Cyanocobalamin Injection
18 claims
- Jublia 16
Jublia
16 claims
- Econazole Nitrate 14
Econazole Nitrate
14 claims
- Naproxen 13
Naproxen
13 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ketoconazole | 58 |
| Tavaborole | 28 |
| Mupirocin | 25 |
| Lidocaine Hcl Viscous Lidocaine Hcl | 20 |
| Cyanocobalamin Injection Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B-12) | 18 |
| Jublia Efinaconazole | 16 |
| Econazole Nitrate | 14 |
| Naproxen | 13 |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 12 |
| Colchicine | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Foot Surgery Podiatrist Overview
How David Sands, DPM fits within the Foot Surgery Podiatrist landscape nationally.
1,524
Foot Surgery Podiatrist Providers in US
53
States with Foot Surgery Podiatrist
359
Avg Claims per Provider
David Sands, DPM's 355 claims are below the specialty average of 359.
Nationwide Foot Surgery Podiatrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Sands, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (89.1 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Foot Surgery Podiatrist Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sands.
One of 341 Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Rafael Abreu
D.P.M.
Forest Hills, NY
Dr. Jeffrey Adler
D.P.M.
New York, NY
Dr. Gregory Adornetto
D.P.M.
Hamburg, NY
Dr. Karen Aglietti
DPM
Ridgewood, NY
Dr. Mazda Alaie
D.P.M
Bronx, NY
Compare Foot Surgery Podiatrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is David Sands, DPM's specialty? ▼
David Sands, DPM specializes in Foot Surgery Podiatrist and practices in Great Neck, New York. Credentials: DPM.
How much does David Sands, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, David Sands, DPM wrote 355 Medicare Part D claims totaling $66K in drug costs for 149 beneficiaries.
What is David Sands, DPM's Medicare quality score? ▼
David Sands, DPM has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 89.1/100 (Quality: 93, Cost: 53.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is David Sands, DPM located? ▼
David Sands, DPM is located at 560 NORTHERN BLVD., Great Neck, NY, 11021. Phone: (516) 482-8826.
What is David Sands, DPM's NPI number? ▼
David Sands, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548265788, issued on 06/15/2005.
Does David Sands, DPM prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
David Sands, DPM's prescribing is 14% brand-name and 86% generic drugs by claim count, with $34K in brand drug costs.
How many Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,524 Foot Surgery Podiatrist providers across 53 states in the US. The average Foot Surgery Podiatrist provider writes 359 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does David Sands, DPM prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, David Sands, DPM's most frequently prescribed drugs include Ketoconazole, Tavaborole, Mupirocin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does David Sands, DPM accept Medicare? ▼
David Sands, DPM appears in CMS Medicare data with 355 Part D claims and 149 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify David Sands, DPM's credentials? ▼
David Sands, DPM's NPI is 1548265788 with credentials DPM. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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