Robert Edward Sands, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Tacoma, WA
Robert Edward Sands, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1013004662, issued on Oct 6, 2006. Check the license (Washington 25200M00015092, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Edward Sands
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25200M00015092 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3609 SO 19TH St, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 752-6056
- Enumerated
- Oct 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (253) 759-7129
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Edward Sands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license 25200M00015092Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
418 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam70 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl34 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr30 claims
- Olanzapine29 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine28 claims
- Trazodone Hcl27 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: $14.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Robert Edward Sands among 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington
Robert Edward Sands, MD is one of 1,195 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Washington. 61% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 39% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Washington
There are 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington.
All 1,195 in Washington → Every provider in Tacoma → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jessy AngTacoma, WA 984051255544359
- Robert Garrard, B.A., M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051609078518
- Joy Jones, MDTacoma, WA 984051922187640
- Johanna Landinez, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051891127643
- Breck Lebegue, MD MPHTacoma, WA 984051871571232
- Brian Neal, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051114284270
- Richard Schneider, M.D.Tacoma, WA 984051891783791
- Sunith Vijayakumar, MDTacoma, WA 984051821356932
Common questions
What is Robert Edward Sands, MD's NPI number?
Robert Edward Sands, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013004662, issued on Oct 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Edward Sands, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3609 SO 19TH St, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 752-6056. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Edward Sands, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number 25200M00015092, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Edward Sands, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Edward Sands, MD had 418 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.