Steven Michael Sanders, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gadsden, AL
Steven Michael Sanders, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1508874512, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 14749, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Michael Sanders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 14749 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1026 Goodyear Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35903
- Phone
- (256) 792-8250
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 792-8271
- Medicaid ID
- 009957890 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100511000121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven Michael Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
19,129 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 1,326 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium994 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen863 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate770 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium592 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium508 claims
- Gabapentin506 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $502.34
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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
- Prime Healthcare Services-Gadsden Physician Management LLCGadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Michael Sanders among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Steven Michael Sanders, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gadsden
They are 36 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Henry Born, M.D.Hokes Bluff, AL 359031831287127
- Roger Buck, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031871593566
- Ann De Jong, MDGadsden, AL 359031871700823
- Ann Drum, MDGadsden, AL 359031205803046
- Thomas Harper, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031912091992
- Princess Humphrey, MDGadsden, AL 359031487600946
- Sathyan Iyer, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031801878368
- Martha Morehead, MDGadsden, AL 359031699780403
Common questions
What is Steven Michael Sanders, MD's NPI number?
Steven Michael Sanders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508874512, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Michael Sanders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1026 Goodyear Avenue, Gadsden, AL, 35903. Phone: (256) 792-8250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Michael Sanders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 14749, 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 Steven Michael Sanders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Michael Sanders, MD had 19,129 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Michael Sanders, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.