Gretchen Sanford, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Elk Grove Village, IL
Gretchen Sanford, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and NPI 1972737252, issued on May 14, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036-129098, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gretchen Sanford
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 036-129098 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Biesterfield RD, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
- Phone
- (847) 437-5500
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2022
- Fax
- (847) 981-2002
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120725000432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gretchen Sanford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-129098Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
175 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 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: $24.16
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Cepamerica Illinois LLPElk Grove Village, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gretchen Sanford among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Gretchen Sanford, DO is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2009, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Illinois
There are 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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- Ashley Pinawin, M.D.Elk Grove Vlg, IL 600071376961862
- Ronald Shenfeld, MDElk Grove Village, IL 600071568497311
- Samantha Spencer, MDElk Grove, IL 600071306804554
- Rick Stephani, MDElk Grove Vlg, IL 600071356399737
- Conrad Vanhazebroeck, D.O.Elk Grove Village, IL 600071730392044
Common questions
What is Gretchen Sanford, DO's NPI number?
Gretchen Sanford, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972737252, issued on May 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gretchen Sanford, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Biesterfield RD, Elk Grove Village, IL, 60007. Phone: (847) 437-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gretchen Sanford, DO's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-129098, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gretchen Sanford, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gretchen Sanford, DO had 175 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.