Dean Preston Sandifer, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Lakeland, FL
Dean Preston Sandifer, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1396719365, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME69779, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean Preston Sandifer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- ME69779 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 680-7000
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 250813300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070306000214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Amber Acosta, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689550733
- Aleah Aguilar, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1467386177
- Areebah AhmadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477493112
- Maha Ahmad, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265282263
Verify Dean Preston Sandifer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME69779Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean Preston Sandifer among 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Florida
Dean Preston Sandifer, MD is one of 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2009 among the 475 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Florida
There are 567 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Florida.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramesh Donepudi, MD, MRCPLakeland, FL 338051962558171
- Christopher Dorothy, DOLakeland, FL 338051144282849
- Derek Hansen, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338051194089581
- Krutika Kiley, MDLakeland, FL 338051386271823
- Kara Lund, MDLakeland, FL 338051528379872
- Walter Macedo, MDLakeland, FL 338051154319689
- Marc Portner, MDLakeland, FL 338051831222959
- Khurram Shahjehan, MDLakeland, FL 338051659567089
Common questions
What is Dean Preston Sandifer, MD's NPI number?
Dean Preston Sandifer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396719365, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean Preston Sandifer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 680-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean Preston Sandifer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME69779, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Dean Preston Sandifer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.