Gerald B. Sandson, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Gerald B. Sandson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1225332943, issued on Jan 10, 2011. Check the license (Pennsylvania 007640E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald B. Sandson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 007640E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
- Phone
- (412) 362-4300
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald B. Sandson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license 007640ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Aspirin-Dipyridamole Er13 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.
Gerald B. Sandson among 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania
Gerald B. Sandson, M.D. is one of 2,662 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
324 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 324 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,662 psychiatry physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Gerald B. Sandson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gerald B. Sandson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225332943, issued on Jan 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald B. Sandson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206. Phone: (412) 362-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald B. Sandson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number 007640E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald B. Sandson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald B. Sandson, M.D. had 68 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.