NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marilyn B. Sandford, MD

Surgery Physician · Anchorage, AK

Marilyn B. Sandford, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Anchorage, Alaska, and NPI 1427012244, issued on Apr 17, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 5058, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427012244
Name
Marilyn B. Sandford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
5058 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3851 Piper St, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone
(907) 562-6262
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 18, 2024
Fax
(907) 562-6267
Medicaid ID
MD54681 AK
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000249); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1991
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3851 Piper St

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

  1. Laurie Bleicher, MDSurgery Physician1861566143
  2. Michael Bleicher, MDPediatric Surgery Physician1699849976
  3. Janet Bloch, ANPNurse Practitioner1013007640
  4. James Blom, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1871565556
  5. William Curtis, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1215090527
  6. Susan Delgalvis, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1184605313

Verify Marilyn B. Sandford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State 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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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

129 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Marilyn Sandford129
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Anastrozole90 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,089.38

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endomagnetics Ltd. 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.

  1. Marilyn Sandford$1,089.38
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Alaska Breast Care And Surgery LLCAnchorage, AK
  2. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncEagle River, AK

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

Surgery Physician providers in Alaska

There are 98 surgery physician records in Alaska.

Other surgery physician records in Alaska

  1. Rene Alvarez, MDHomer, AK1578612578
  2. Robert Artwohl, MD PCAnchorage, AK1841283256
  3. Nicholas Bahl, MDWasilla, AK1083149777
  4. Charles Baldwin, M.D.Anchorage, AK1831418490
  5. Rebecca Barnes, M.D.Anchorage, AK1710249602
  6. Wesley Barry, M.D.Anchorage, AK1205207719
  7. Laurie Bleicher, MDAnchorage, AK1861566143
  8. Iuliana Bobanga, M.D.Wasilla, AK1013232214
  9. M Boling, D.O.Homer, AK1760491179
  10. Cathy Brenner, MDEagle River, AK1780725820

Common questions

What is Marilyn B. Sandford, MD's NPI number?

Marilyn B. Sandford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427012244, issued on Apr 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marilyn B. Sandford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3851 Piper St, Anchorage, AK, 99508. Phone: (907) 562-6262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marilyn B. Sandford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alaska license number 5058, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Marilyn B. Sandford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marilyn B. Sandford, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Marilyn B. Sandford, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.