NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James M. Sandys, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Fort Bragg, CA

James M. Sandys, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Bragg, California, and NPI 1043381072, issued on Nov 13, 2006. Check the license (California C40580, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1043381072
Name
James M. Sandys
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
C40580 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
721 River Drive, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone
(707) 961-4631
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(707) 964-1192
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151207000241); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1977
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 721 River Drive

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

  1. Jennifer Brown, PAPhysician Assistant1689603128
  2. Sasha Graham, NPNurse Practitioner1124127600
  3. Elizabeth KhanInternal Medicine Physician1851754279
  4. Jason Kirkman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1487665410
  5. Teresa McDonald, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821199332
  6. Jennifer Pierce, PACPhysician Assistant1538394713

Verify James M. Sandys in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

129 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Sandys129
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate28 claims
  2. Cephalexin12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupIrvine, CA

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

James M. Sandys among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

James M. Sandys, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Bragg

They are 15 of the 288 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Bragg, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zoe Berna, MDFort Bragg, CA 954371740377118
  2. Sanford Brown, MDFort Bragg, CA 954371396851440
  3. John Cottle, D.O.Fort Bragg, CA 954371447343116
  4. Masyn Enright, DOFort Bragg, CA 954371184387201
  5. Sandra Fleming, M.D.Fort Bragg, CA 954371790004091
  6. John Gallo, MDFort Bragg, CA 954371225049257
  7. Wade Gray, MDFort Bragg, CA 954371508861782
  8. Diane Harris, MDFort Bragg, CA 954371386656312

Common questions

What is James M. Sandys, MD's NPI number?

James M. Sandys, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043381072, issued on Nov 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James M. Sandys, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 721 River Drive, Fort Bragg, CA, 95437. Phone: (707) 961-4631. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James M. Sandys, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C40580, 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 James M. Sandys, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James M. Sandys, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.