John Sands
Dentist · Boone, NC
John Sands is a dentist with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1710330592, issued on Jul 18, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 10413, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Sands
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 10413 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 851 Blowing Rock RD, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (518) 275-7175
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 851 Blowing Rock RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael McCann, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1215052246
Verify John Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 10413Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin70 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate35 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl14 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen14 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: $15.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
John Sands among 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina
John Sands is one of 2,332 dentist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 dentist records list a practice address in Boone
They are 13 of the 978 NPPES records with a practice address in Boone, and 2,332 dentist records in North Carolina.
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- Steven Airey, DDSBoone, NC 286071497818793
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- James Ellis, DRBoone, NC 286071164635959
- James Graham, DDSBoone, NC 286071033213541
- Preston Hines, DMDBoone, NC 286071336868405
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Common questions
What is John Sands's NPI number?
John Sands's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710330592, issued on Jul 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Sands located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 851 Blowing Rock RD, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (518) 275-7175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Sands's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 10413, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Sands prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Sands had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.