Diana Tapu Sanders
Physician Assistant · Pikeville, TN
Diana Tapu Sanders is a physician assistant with a practice address in Pikeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1356057558, issued on Jan 30, 2023. Check the license (Tennessee 5548, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diana Tapu Sanders
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5548 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 136 Wheelertown Ave, Pikeville, TN 37367
- Phone
- (952) 457-2771
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2023
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231006002267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 136 Wheelertown Ave
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Verify Diana Tapu Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 5548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone81 claims
- Azithromycin57 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate45 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate37 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa31 claims
- Trazodone Hcl31 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: $149.44
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Chattanooga Hamilton County Hospital AuthorityPikeville, TN
- Erlanger HealthPikeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Diana Tapu Sanders among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee
Diana Tapu Sanders is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 74% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 30% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 physician assistant records list a practice address in Pikeville
They are 6 of the 50 NPPES records with a practice address in Pikeville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Litchfield, PA-CPikeville, TN 373671770022949
- Alexandra PendergrassPikeville, TN 373671942671342
- Sonja Renfroe, PA-CPikeville, TN 373671841650223
- Nathan Tollett, PA-CPikeville, TN 373671659940724
- Meghan Weaver, PA-CPikeville, TN 373671336603679
- Kendyl Cranston, PA-COoltewah, TN 373631508558206
- Jordan Dennett, PA-COoltewah, TN 373631861206815
- Jessica Groft, PA-COoltewah, TN 373631194600395
Common questions
What is Diana Tapu Sanders's NPI number?
Diana Tapu Sanders's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356057558, issued on Jan 30, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diana Tapu Sanders located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 136 Wheelertown Ave, Pikeville, TN, 37367. Phone: (952) 457-2771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diana Tapu Sanders's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 5548, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Diana Tapu Sanders prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diana Tapu Sanders had 1,018 Medicare Part D claims for 282 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.