Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Stuart, FL
Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Stuart, Florida, and NPI 1578574497, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME16083, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sanford Alton Kaufman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- ME16083 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 NW Dixie Hwy Suite 102, Stuart, FL 34994
- Phone
- (772) 263-8031
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2024
- Fax
- (772) 781-6444
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130502000151); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1968
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sanford Alton Kaufman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME16083Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam20 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl16 claims
- Clonazepam15 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine14 claims
- Aripiprazole11 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl11 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: $229.20
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Stedfast Medical Services LLCBoynton Beach, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sanford Alton Kaufman among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida
Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 72% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1968 · median 2003 among the 1,283 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 2084P0800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Florida
There are 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida.
All 2,744 in Florida → Every provider in Stuart → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Efrain Acosta-Leon, MDStuart, FL 349941134559123
- Akinboyede Akinyemi, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941497149793
- Robert Cobiella, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941568551828
- Clark Dreilinger, MDStuart, FL 349941225026743
- Marianne Ireland, MDStuart, FL 349941508504291
- Kelly McKinell, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941982850087
- John Murphy, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941417402124
- Dennis Thompson, DOStuart, FL 349941386639599
Common questions
What is Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD's NPI number?
Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578574497, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 NW Dixie Hwy Suite 102, Stuart, FL, 34994. Phone: (772) 263-8031. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME16083, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sanford Alton Kaufman, MD had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 57 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.