Timothy Scott Sanford, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Chandler, AZ
Timothy Scott Sanford, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1841582103, issued on May 5, 2011. Check the license (Arizona 50308, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Scott Sanford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- 50308 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1875 W Frye RD Ste 300, Chandler, AZ 85224
- Phone
- (480) 763-5808
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 759-0647
- Medicaid ID
- 334948 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160915000544); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy Scott Sanford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 50308Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
306 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium60 claims
- Gabapentin54 claims
- Celecoxib31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl19 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl18 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): 67.8 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: $305.58
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 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
- Neurosurgical Associates LtdChandler, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy Scott Sanford among 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Arizona
Timothy Scott Sanford, MD is one of 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 32 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 2081P2900X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Arizona
There are 42 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Arizona.
All 42 in Arizona → Every provider in Chandler → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Gottesman, MDChandler, AZ 852241750334850
- Shimul Sahai, M.D.Chandler, AZ 852251376761577
- Michael Givens, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852331851656771
- Joel Braun, M.D.Mesa, AZ 852021144457110
- Paul Wang, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852541053492389
- Vibhooti Dave, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852581003848904
- Amber Hennenhoefer, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852581831274828
- Jonathan Komar, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852581851356620
Common questions
What is Timothy Scott Sanford, MD's NPI number?
Timothy Scott Sanford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841582103, issued on May 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Scott Sanford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1875 W Frye RD Ste 300, Chandler, AZ, 85224. Phone: (480) 763-5808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Scott Sanford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 50308, 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 Timothy Scott Sanford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Scott Sanford, MD had 306 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy Scott Sanford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.8 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.