John Michael Sands, MD, DDS
Surgery Physician · Sayre, PA
John Michael Sands, MD, DDS is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sayre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1407376379, issued on Jun 22, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD481118, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Michael Sands
- Credential
- MD, DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD481118 PA
DS041890 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Guthrie SQ, Sayre, PA 18840
- Phone
- (570) 887-2418
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230918000506); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Michael Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD481118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
125 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
- Ibuprofen28 claims
- Amoxicillin14 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: $537.23
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was KLS-Martin L.P. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Guthrie Medical Group PCSayre, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Michael Sands among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
John Michael Sands, MD, DDS is one of 1,867 surgery 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 2017, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 surgery physician records list a practice address in Sayre
They are 27 of the 947 NPPES records with a practice address in Sayre, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Charles Argila, M.D.Sayre, PA 188401073654919
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- Burt Cagir, MDSayre, PA 188401467426031
- Jayant Chivate, M.D.Sayre, PA 188401730153255
- Mark Connell, M.D.Sayre, PA 188401770682643
- Richard Damian, MDSayre, PA 188401194790477
- Ali Ghellai, MDSayre, PA 188401285600429
Common questions
What is John Michael Sands, MD, DDS's NPI number?
John Michael Sands, MD, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407376379, issued on Jun 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Michael Sands, MD, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Guthrie SQ, Sayre, PA, 18840. Phone: (570) 887-2418. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Michael Sands, MD, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD481118, 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 John Michael Sands, MD, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Michael Sands, MD, DDS had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.