NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Danbury, NC

Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Danbury, North Carolina, and NPI 1699088732, issued on Jul 19, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-01507, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1699088732
Name
Kirk Stafford Sanders
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
2013-01507 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1570 NC And 89 Hwy N, Danbury, NC 27016
Phone
(336) 593-8281
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2010
Record last updated
May 22, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130919000447); 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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Verify Kirk Stafford Sanders in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,039 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 689 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kirk Sanders11,039
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril353 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium320 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen319 claims
  4. Gabapentin305 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium299 claims
  6. Furosemide291 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: $1,145.44

63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kirk Sanders$1,145.44
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Lifebrite Hospital Group OF Stokes LLCDanbury, NC

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

Kirk Stafford Sanders among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Danbury

They are 1 of the 18 NPPES records with a practice address in Danbury, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Helman, M.D.Clemmons, NC 270121760489314
  2. Stuart Kossover, MDClemmons, NC 270121942317458
  3. Christopher Madden, M.D.Clemmons, NC 270121366446320
  4. Christopher Warnimont, MDClemmons, NC 270121760485486
  5. John Weathers, M.D.Clemmons, NC 270121215198155
  6. Khaishoon Basrai, MDKing, NC 270211700865797
  7. James Jewell, MDKing, NC 270211760454474
  8. Alexa Pope, MDKing, NC 270211437736311

Common questions

What is Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD's NPI number?

Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699088732, issued on Jul 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1570 NC And 89 Hwy N, Danbury, NC, 27016. Phone: (336) 593-8281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-01507, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kirk Stafford Sanders, MD had 11,039 Medicare Part D claims for 596 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.