NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vicki M. Sands, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Portland, OR

Vicki M. Sands, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1043395080, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD18742, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043395080
Name
Vicki M. Sands
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD18742 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4805 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR 97213
Phone
(503) 297-6334
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(503) 297-2360
Medicaid ID
063271 OR
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110105000482); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1991
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 4805 NE Glisan St

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

  1. Bethany Adams, DNP, AGACNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1053955047
  2. Elie Adwani, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952262453
  3. Rehan Ahmad, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1750457990
  4. Stephanie Ahmed, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1447269170
  5. Shaghayegh Aliabadi, M.D.Surgery Physician1083785562
  6. Anna Apostolou-Keith, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1639838790

Verify Vicki M. Sands in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon 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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

194 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vicki Sands194
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  2. Cephalexin21 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
  5. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl11 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): 93.1 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 score94.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%78.7
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Health And Services - OregonPortland, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vicki M. Sands among 1,079 emergency medicine physician records in Oregon

Vicki M. Sands, M.D. is one of 1,079 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 77% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2013 among the 557 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Oregon

There are 1,079 emergency medicine physician records in Oregon.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Todd Buerk, M.D.Portland, OR 972131558456269
  2. James Dugoni, M.D.Portland, OR 972131588750798
  3. Timothy Lewis, M.D.Portland, OR 972131932295292
  4. Gregory Lorts, M.D.Portland, OR 972131568550671
  5. Robert Martin, M.D.Portland, OR 972131013005115
  6. David Peel, M.D.Portland, OR 972131538257696
  7. Gregory Ralston, M.D.Portland, OR 972131043391543
  8. Carlos Sanchez, M.D.Portland, OR 972131649355678

Common questions

What is Vicki M. Sands, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vicki M. Sands, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043395080, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vicki M. Sands, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4805 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR, 97213. Phone: (503) 297-6334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vicki M. Sands, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD18742, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vicki M. Sands, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vicki M. Sands, M.D. had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Vicki M. Sands, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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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