Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Springfield, TN
Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Springfield, Tennessee, and NPI 1265495303, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 44368, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Salavas Sanders
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 44368 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 417 Northcrest Dr, Springfield, TN 37172
- Phone
- (615) 384-8211
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2026
- Fax
- (615) 384-5859
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260123002836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 417 Northcrest Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marcus Alvarez, MDSurgery Physician1821443953
- Kristen Bennett, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356033021
- Catherine Bixby, MSN, RN, APRN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1104330133
- Daniel Davis, M.D.Surgery Physician1114967353
- Keith Goldberg, MDSurgery Physician1528009149
- Courtney Hensley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861957938
Verify Mark Salavas Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine73 claims
- Omeprazole55 claims
- Gavilyte-C43 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Ibuprofen23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $179.54
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Surgical Alliance OF Middle Tennessee PLCSpringfield, TN
- Vcp2 Nashville PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
8 surgery physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 8 of the 522 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 8 in Springfield → All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Springfield →
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Common questions
What is Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265495303, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 417 Northcrest Dr, Springfield, TN, 37172. Phone: (615) 384-8211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44368, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D. had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Salavas Sanders, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.