Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gallatin, TN
Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gallatin, Tennessee, and NPI 1871570903, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 59735, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sanford Jonathan Lax
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 59735 TN
4301407434 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 Nashville Pike Ste 100, Gallatin, TN 37066
- Phone
- (615) 230-8601
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 230-8670
- Medicaid ID
- 3454731 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220221001454); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1720 Nashville Pike Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Enrique Cardenas Ramos, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1760821953
- Guillermo Ludi, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124097126
- Ellen Meador, PAPhysician Assistant1437604394
Verify Sanford Jonathan Lax in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 59735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,582 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium255 claims
- Gabapentin152 claims
- Lisinopril150 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium147 claims
- Losartan Potassium143 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate96 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: $15.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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.
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
- St Vincent HospitalSanta Fe, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gallatin
They are 25 of the 898 NPPES records with a practice address in Gallatin, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 25 in Gallatin → All 2,674 in Tennessee → Every provider in Gallatin →
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Common questions
What is Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD's NPI number?
Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871570903, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Nashville Pike Ste 100, Gallatin, TN, 37066. Phone: (615) 230-8601. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 59735, 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 Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sanford Jonathan Lax, MD had 3,582 Medicare Part D claims for 405 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.