NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas H. Sanford, MD

Urology Physician · Globe, AZ

Thomas H. 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 recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811212368
Name
Thomas H. 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
Record last updated
Jun 10, 2025
Fax
(928) 425-7925
Medicaid ID
241808 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260317000395); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 2010
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. 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., MLSSurgery Physician1518320076

Verify Thomas H. 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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76% 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 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Sanford2,354
  2. Specialty average1,340

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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$3,800.04

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

3 hospitals and group practices

  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 National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Thomas H. Sanford among 277 urology physician records in Arizona

Thomas H. Sanford, MD is one of 277 urology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 192 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Arizona

There are 277 urology physician records in Arizona.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Marmer, M.D.Payson, AZ 855411720156284
  2. Anthony Nazaroff, M.D.Bisbee, AZ 856031235249251
  3. Jonathan Agins, MDGoodyear, AZ 853951316997687
  4. Lindsay DerusGoodyear, AZ 853951053677625
  5. Pankaj Jain, MDGoodyear, AZ 853951730152422
  6. Stephen Larsen, M.D.Goodyear, AZ 853951215165584
  7. Prabhakar Pandey, M.D.Goodyear, AZ 853951861491870
  8. William Cho, M.D.Green Valley, AZ 856141356316228

Common questions

What is Thomas H. Sanford, MD's NPI number?

Thomas H. 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 H. 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 H. 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 H. Sanford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas H. Sanford, MD had 2,354 Medicare Part D claims for 536 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas H. Sanford, MD's MIPS final 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), 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.

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