What is Melody Sands's specialty?

Melody Sands (NPI 1053397786) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Indianapolis, IN.

Where does Melody Sands practice?

Melody Sands practices in Indianapolis, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1053397786.

How much does Medicare pay Melody Sands?

Melody Sands (NPI 1053397786) received approximately $12K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 126 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053397786

Melody SandsN.P.

PRACTICECARDINAL IMAGINGSee all providers at this practice →

Nurse PractitionerIndianapolis, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

146

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

231

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$11K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 5,912 Nurse Practitioner providers in IN — below median (cohort median 287).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

150

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$31K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban40 claims

Acyclovir25 claims

Warfarin Sodium22 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen15 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$550

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$550

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$550

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 150056

Hospital

CCN 150161

Hospital

CCN 150169

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Melody Sands's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 1 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH INC	93	1,826

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH INC	133	2,517
LOGIE, KEITH	71	1,199
INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL INC	24	83
Jennifer Morgan Medical Oncology · Carmel, IN	22	428
Gail Vance Pediatric Medicine · Indianapolis, IN	18	60
COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK, INC	18	70
Hillary Wu Medical Oncology · Carmel, IN	18	151
MID AMERICA CLINICAL LABORATORIES, LLC	14	47

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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