Edward W. Sanford, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Edward W. Sanford, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1972516763, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (California 20A6963, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward W. Sanford
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 20A6963 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10243 Genetic Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (858) 499-2600
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (858) 521-2019
- Medicaid ID
- 00AX69630 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100915000875); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward W. Sanford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A6963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,888 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium459 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate389 claims
- Lisinopril206 claims
- Metformin Hcl173 claims
- Losartan Potassium151 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate128 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): 73.6 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
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward W. Sanford among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Edward W. Sanford, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Edward W. Sanford, D.O.'s NPI number?
Edward W. Sanford, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972516763, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward W. Sanford, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10243 Genetic Center Dr, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (858) 499-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward W. Sanford, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A6963, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward W. Sanford, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward W. Sanford, D.O. had 4,888 Medicare Part D claims for 449 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward W. Sanford, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.