Thomas Rick Sanders, MD
Family Medicine Physician · West Monroe, LA
Thomas Rick Sanders, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Monroe, Louisiana, and NPI 1790313906, issued on Apr 1, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 343333, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Rick Sanders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 343333 LA
68734 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5328 Cypress St, West Monroe, LA 71291
- Phone
- (318) 966-1640
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2026
- Fax
- (318) 966-1641
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241002003167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5328 Cypress St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Rick Sanders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 343333Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
688 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin45 claims
- Prednisone38 claims
- Azithromycin27 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate21 claims
- Methylprednisolone21 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: $314.80
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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 2 group practices
- Northern Louisiana Emergency Physicians, LLPRuston, LA
- St Francis Medical Group LLCMonroe, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Monroe
They are 13 of the 818 NPPES records with a practice address in West Monroe, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 13 in West Monroe → All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in West Monroe →
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Common questions
What is Thomas Rick Sanders, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Rick Sanders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790313906, issued on Apr 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Rick Sanders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5328 Cypress St, West Monroe, LA, 71291. Phone: (318) 966-1640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Rick Sanders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 343333, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Rick Sanders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Rick Sanders, MD had 688 Medicare Part D claims for 286 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.