NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather W. Sandberg, DPM

Podiatrist · Knoxville, TN

Heather W. Sandberg, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1699783597, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DPM0000000521, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699783597
Name
Heather W. Sandberg
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Podiatrist 213E00000X
License number
DPM0000000521 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
939 E Emerald Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
Phone
(865) 523-5655
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2006
Record last updated
May 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 523-4882
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100928001340); accepts Medicare assignment
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 939 E Emerald Ave

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

  1. Kimberly Bolton, PHD, WHCNPReligious Nonmedical Nursing Personnel1750594925
  2. Ted George, DDSOral & Maxillofacial Surgery (D.M.D.)1942289020
  3. James Gilley, DPMPodiatrist1881602787
  4. Robert Hancock, DPMPodiatrist1518975408
  5. Dawn Nichols, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1831159912
  6. David Sandberg, DPMPodiatrist1336157239

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71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024

536 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Heather Sandberg536
  2. Specialty average314

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin118 claims
  2. Meloxicam89 claims
  3. Terbinafine Hcl49 claims
  4. Clotrimazole-Betamethasone48 claims
  5. Clobetasol Propionate46 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate38 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): 87.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $399.37

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Sandberg$399.37
  2. Specialty average$2,476.60

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. Sandberg Foot Health Center PCKnoxville, TN

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

Podiatrist providers in Tennessee

There are 120 podiatrist records in Tennessee.

Other podiatrist records in Tennessee

  1. Timothy Abbott, DPMNashville, TN1912929787
  2. John Allen, DPMBristol, TN1831269463
  3. Aaron Allred, D.P.M.Smyrna, TN1689929515
  4. Lorena Alvarez, D.P.M.Bartlett, TN1578711131
  5. Andrew Alward, DPMChattanooga, TN1770004814
  6. David Anderson, DPMChattanooga, TN1780683136
  7. Thomas Ashbery, DPMMemphis, TN1952371445
  8. Larry BaggettMemphis, TN1437278397
  9. Richard Baker, DPMCleveland, TN1578547238
  10. Sam Bazrafshan, D.P.M.Chattanooga, TN1417314477

Common questions

What is Heather W. Sandberg, DPM's NPI number?

Heather W. Sandberg, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699783597, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather W. Sandberg, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 939 E Emerald Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37917. Phone: (865) 523-5655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather W. Sandberg, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number DPM0000000521, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Heather W. Sandberg, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather W. Sandberg, DPM had 536 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Heather W. Sandberg, DPM's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 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.