Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Thomas Sanford, MD

Urology Physician · Globe, AZ

Thomas Sanford, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Globe, Arizona, and NPI 1811212368, issued on Mar 27, 2010. Check the license (Arizona 74355, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1811212368
Name
Thomas Sanford
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
74355 AZ
D0082296 MD
298898 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5994 S Hospital Dr, Globe, AZ 85501
Phone
(928) 425-7108
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5994 S Hospital Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Rachel Alt, MDSurgery Physician1215291604
  2. Fernando Cruzado, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154374494
  3. Margo Flores, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1699365031
  4. Einstein Juma, M.D., MLSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1518320076

Verify Thomas Sanford in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

2,354 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,354 among the 9,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Sanford2,354
  2. Specialty average1,354

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl661 claims
  2. Finasteride560 claims
  3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro229 claims
  4. Myrbetriq104 claims
  5. Ibuprofen92 claims
  6. Oxybutynin Chloride87 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 86.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,010.37

13 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc.. The 8,628 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,864.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Sanford$1,010.37
  2. Specialty average$3,864.61

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Cobre Valley Regional Medical CenterGlobe, AZ · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. San Carlos Apache Healthcare CorporationPeridot, AZ · Critical Access Hospitals
  3. United Health Services Hospitals, Inc.Johnson City, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Urology Physician providers in Arizona

There are 264 urology physician records in Arizona.

Other urology physician records in Arizona

  1. Haidar Abdul-Muhsin, M.B.CH.B.Scottsdale, AZ1356755250
  2. Jonathan Agins, MDGoodyear, AZ1316997687
  3. Kian Ahmadieh, MDGilbert, AZ1932697190
  4. Bernice Alcanzo, MDTucson, AZ1629822424
  5. Erik Alexander, MDScottsdale, AZ1073590014
  6. Kashif Alvi, MDMesa, AZ1407982887
  7. Andrew Amenyogbe, MDPhoenix, AZ1891674198
  8. Jack Andrews, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1396190336
  9. Paul Andrews, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1710962345
  10. Luis Argueso, M.D.Phoenix, AZ1750361879

Common questions

What is Thomas Sanford, MD's NPI number?

Thomas Sanford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811212368, issued on Mar 27, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Sanford, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5994 S Hospital Dr, Globe, AZ, 85501. Phone: (928) 425-7108. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Sanford, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 74355, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas Sanford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Sanford, MD had 2,354 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,354. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas Sanford, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.2 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.