Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1659534568, issued on Jul 10, 2008. Check the license (Texas L1574, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandra Fink Templeton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- L1574 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16605 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX 77479
- Phone
- (281) 494-3000
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 494-3010
- Medicaid ID
- 145863004 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080827000184); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16605 Southwest Fwy
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Verify Sandra Fink Templeton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L1574Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
427 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Letrozole131 claims
- Tramadol Hcl71 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate47 claims
- Anastrozole27 claims
- Celecoxib25 claims
- Cephalexin25 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: $22.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Leica Microsystems Inc. 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
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sandra Fink Templeton among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Robert Hillery, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791093898587
- Rao Inala, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791952406449
- Jennifer Kresta, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791407176274
- Safrin MominSugar Land, TX 774791366309841
Common questions
What is Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659534568, issued on Jul 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16605 Southwest Fwy, Sugar Land, TX, 77479. Phone: (281) 494-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L1574, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandra Fink Templeton, M.D. had 427 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.