NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Weston Sankey, M.D.

Neurological Surgery Physician · Athens, GA

Eric Weston Sankey, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1174863906, issued on Feb 14, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 94418, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174863906
Name
Eric Weston Sankey
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
94418 GA
218481 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
242 King Avenue Suite 150, Athens, GA 30606
Phone
(706) 475-1870
Enumerated
Feb 14, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230411002385); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2016
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 242 King Avenue Suite 150

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Austin Malcom, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205311131
  2. Kaela Senn, PAPhysician Assistant1477261014

Verify Eric Weston Sankey in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

795 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 141 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Sankey795
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin278 claims
  2. Celecoxib101 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl99 claims
  4. Methocarbamol77 claims
  5. Pregabalin39 claims
  6. Meloxicam28 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: $793.82

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. 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.

  1. Eric Sankey$794
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

  1. Piedmont Athens Specialty Care LLCAthens, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Weston Sankey among 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia

Eric Weston Sankey, M.D. is one of 219 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 153 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% 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 Georgia 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 Georgia

There are 219 neurological surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bryan Barnes, MDAthens, GA 306061548281363
  2. Harlan Bruner, M.D.Athens, GA 306061487826079
  3. John Cuff, MDAthens, GA 306061275554024
  4. Michael Gelsomino, MDAthens, GA 306061154663599
  5. Shashikant Patil, M.DAthens, GA 306061003027905
  6. Robert Townsend, MDAthens, GA 306061831545979
  7. Viren Vasudeva, MDAthens, GA 306061386930170
  8. Kimberly Walpert, M.D.Athens, GA 306061598788655

Common questions

What is Eric Weston Sankey, M.D.'s NPI number?

Eric Weston Sankey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174863906, issued on Feb 14, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Weston Sankey, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 242 King Avenue Suite 150, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 475-1870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Weston Sankey, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 94418, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Eric Weston Sankey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Weston Sankey, M.D. had 795 Medicare Part D claims for 229 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.