Donald C. Sachs, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Lakeland, FL
Donald C. Sachs, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1609081900, issued on May 11, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME88409, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donald C. Sachs
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- ME88409 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4310 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL 33813
- Phone
- (863) 606-5937
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 278878100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070924000408); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4310 S Florida Ave
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Verify Donald C. Sachs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME88409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
563 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 127 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam150 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen102 claims
- Pregabalin92 claims
- Meloxicam50 claims
- Gabapentin47 claims
- Baclofen15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $378.25
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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 one group practice
- Center For Spinal Stenosis And Neurologic Care LLCLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donald C. Sachs among 644 neurological surgery physician records in Florida
Donald C. Sachs, MD is one of 644 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 429 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 644 neurological surgery physician records in Florida.
All 644 in Florida → Every provider in Lakeland → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shane Burke, MD, MBALakeland, FL 338131184075996
- Michael Campanelli, DOLakeland, FL 338051710931662
- Jose Torres Gluck, MDLakeland, FL 338051215048517
- Abdul Mounnem Yassin Kassab, MDLakeland, FL 338051508608613
- Richard Mendel, MDPinellas Park, FL 337811306939202
- Rosario Musella, MDPinellas Park, FL 337811871745513
- Carrie Shulman, MDLargo, FL 337731225017833
- Robert Kowalski, MDClearwater, FL 337651952335655
Common questions
What is Donald C. Sachs, MD's NPI number?
Donald C. Sachs, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609081900, issued on May 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donald C. Sachs, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4310 S Florida Ave, Lakeland, FL, 33813. Phone: (863) 606-5937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donald C. Sachs, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME88409, 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.
How much does Donald C. Sachs, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donald C. Sachs, MD had 563 Medicare Part D claims for 334 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Donald C. Sachs, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.