NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician NPI 1669903480 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Kelly Sanders, M.D.
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician in Boston, Massachusetts.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 216 in Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
263
Medicare Part D claims · 63 beneficiaries · Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician avg: 145
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
84.9/100
▲ 1 pts above national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$26.6
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Kelly Sanders, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.9/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 263 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 84.9/100
- MIPS score · +1 vs avg
- 263
- Part D claims, 2024
- 89%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Kelly Sanders, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1669903480), first enumerated 03/23/2017.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 263 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 84.9/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$26.6 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Massachusetts statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: BORIM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1669903480 · Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-TRACE · MIPS-INLINE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1669903480
- ENUM-RECENT 2017
- TAX-TRACE 216
- MIPS-INLINE 84.9/100
- RX-LIGHT 263
- BOOK-THIN 9 in Massachusetts
- PHOTO-FINISH Hsuan-Hsiu Annie Chen · ±0.9
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Amanda Alladin ·…
Amanda Alladin
81.3 MIPS pts
- Paula Vanderford…
Paula Vanderford
81.6 MIPS pts
- Sanders · this p…
Sanders · this provider
84.9 MIPS pts
- Hsuan-Hsiu Annie…
Hsuan-Hsiu Annie Chen
85.8 MIPS pts
- Cara Siegel · hi…
Cara Siegel
88 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
85 ≥ 42nd percentile 42% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Kelly Sanders, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Kelly Sanders, M.D.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
263 81% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
84.9/100 1.4 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Massachusetts
How Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 84.9/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1669903480 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 03/23/2017 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
84.9209
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
66.9864
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Kelly Sanders, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
Boston, MA
Sutter Valley Medical Foundation
Sacramento, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kelly Sanders, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$27
Largest payer
ATRICURE, INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Kelly Sanders, M.D.. To verify Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases
BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Kelly Sanders, M.D. - brand share 11.0%
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician average
11% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 263 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
263
Total Claims
$17K
Total Drug Cost
63
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 276.8
- Total Day Supply
- 6,105
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $6K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $11K
- Opioid Claims
- 151 (57.4% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.96
- Gender Split
- 63% female / 37% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Kelly Sanders, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Oxycodone Hcl
Oxycodone Hcl
32 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er
Morphine Sulfate Er
26 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl
Hydromorphone Hcl
23 claims
- Lidocaine
Lidocaine
20 claims
- Fentanyl
Fentanyl
19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin…
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
19 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
17 claims
- Methadone Hcl 12
Methadone Hcl
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl | 32 |
| Morphine Sulfate Er Morphine Sulfate | 26 |
| Hydromorphone Hcl | 23 |
| Lidocaine | 20 |
| Fentanyl | 19 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 19 |
| Gabapentin | 17 |
| Methadone Hcl | 12 |
| Ondansetron Hcl | 11 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician Overview
How Kelly Sanders, M.D. fits within the Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
216
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician Providers in US
39
States with Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician
145
Avg Claims per Provider
Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s 263 claims are above the specialty average of 145.
Nationwide Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Sanders, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (84.9 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2017)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician Providers in Massachusetts
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Sanders.
One of 9 Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Massachusetts, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Kelly Sanders, M.D. specializes in Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician and practices in Boston, Massachusetts. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Kelly Sanders, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Kelly Sanders, M.D. wrote 263 Medicare Part D claims totaling $17K in drug costs for 63 beneficiaries.
What is Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Kelly Sanders, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 84.9/100 (Quality: 67). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Kelly Sanders, M.D. located? ▼
Kelly Sanders, M.D. is located at 450 BROOKLINE AVE, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 632-6464.
What is Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669903480, issued on 03/23/2017.
Does Kelly Sanders, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s prescribing is 11% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $6K in brand drug costs.
Does Kelly Sanders, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Kelly Sanders, M.D. had 151 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 57.4%.
How many Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 216 Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician providers across 39 states in the US. The average Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Medicine Physician provider writes 145 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Kelly Sanders, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Oxycodone Hcl, Morphine Sulfate Er, Hydromorphone Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Kelly Sanders, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Kelly Sanders, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 263 Part D claims and 63 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Kelly Sanders, M.D.'s NPI is 1669903480 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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