NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pamela J. Sanders, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Cookeville, TN

Pamela J. Sanders, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1295706356, issued on Jan 27, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD40043, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295706356
Name
Pamela J. Sanders
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
MD40043 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1611 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN 38506
Phone
(931) 644-0262
Enumerated
Jan 27, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 28, 2023
Fax
(931) 933-7765
Medicaid ID
3333752 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050914001034); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2002
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 1611 S Jefferson Ave

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Verify Pamela J. Sanders in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,694 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Pamela Sanders8,694
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium557 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium383 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium349 claims
  4. Lisinopril303 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate271 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate222 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: $265.19

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corcept Therapeutics. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pamela Sanders$265.19
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Pamela J. Sanders among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee

Pamela J. Sanders, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cookeville

They are 32 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Cates, MDCookeville, TN 385061073517892
  2. Chet Gentry, MDCookeville, TN 385061851380406
  3. Alyssa RaglandCookeville, TN 385061275135519
  4. James Richards, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385061831181205
  5. Steven Alexander, MDCookeville, TN 385011891873618
  6. Aaron Bennett, DOCookeville, TN 385011174984421
  7. Robert Comparin, MDCookeville, TN 385011992026587
  8. Pushpendra Jain, MDCookeville, TN 385011689748634

Common questions

What is Pamela J. Sanders, M.D.'s NPI number?

Pamela J. Sanders, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295706356, issued on Jan 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pamela J. Sanders, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 S Jefferson Ave, Cookeville, TN, 38506. Phone: (931) 644-0262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pamela J. Sanders, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD40043, 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 Pamela J. Sanders, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pamela J. Sanders, M.D. had 8,694 Medicare Part D claims for 435 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.