Stephen E. Sandwell, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Huntsville, AL
Stephen E. Sandwell, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1477525970, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 37118, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen E. Sandwell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License numbers
- 37118 AL
PA722 KY
281802-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Governors Dr SW FL 1, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 533-1600
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 539-0856
- Medicaid IDs
- 216388 AL
216728 AL
216493 AL
9500292900 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180815003794); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Governors Dr SW FL 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen E. Sandwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 37118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 104 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Methocarbamol39 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Diazepam15 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $80.95
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Providence Medical Technology, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Huntsville Hospital Spine And Neuro CenterHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen E. Sandwell among 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama
Stephen E. Sandwell, MD is one of 107 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207T00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 107 neurological surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 107 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Banks, MDHuntsville, AL 358011275534539
- Moneeb Ehtesham, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011346413929
- Frank Haws, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011760717342
- Rhett Murray, MDHuntsville, AL 358011740281880
- Thomas Ostergard, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011588921969
- Joel Pickett, MDHuntsville, AL 358011023019445
- Cheng Tao, MDHuntsville, AL 358011467453886
- Sanat Dixit, MDHuntsville, AL 358021801885819
Common questions
What is Stephen E. Sandwell, MD's NPI number?
Stephen E. Sandwell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477525970, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen E. Sandwell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Governors Dr SW FL 1, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 533-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen E. Sandwell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 37118, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen E. Sandwell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen E. Sandwell, MD had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen E. Sandwell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.