What is Bruce Sands's specialty?

Bruce Sands (NPI 1093706665) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in New York, NY.

Where does Bruce Sands practice?

Bruce Sands practices in New York, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1093706665.

How much does Medicare pay Bruce Sands?

Bruce Sands (NPI 1093706665) received approximately $19K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 119 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1093706665

Bruce SandsMD

GastroenterologyNew York, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

124

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

156

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$13K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,360 Gastroenterology providers in NY — bottom quintile (cohort median 521).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

100

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$915K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

72.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Mesalamine28 claims

Ustekinumab20 claims

Rifaximin16 claims

Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine14 claims

Upadacitinib11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$198K

Payment records

109

By payment type

Consulting Fee$106K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$69K

Travel and Lodging$14K

Honoraria$7K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$106K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$69K

Travel and Lodging$14K

Honoraria$7K

Food and Beverage$1K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 330024

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bruce 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). 3 inbound referrers · 15 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL	24	64
Serge Sicular Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	13	21
Richard Stern Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	11	22

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL	46	141
Mary Salvatore Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	23	62
David Mendelson Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	19	105
Jonathan Ko Anesthesiology · New York, NY	18	35
Corey Eber Diagnostic Radiology · New York, NY	17	40
Jeffrey Mechanick Endocrinology · New York, NY	15	90
Srinivas Dukkipati Cardiology · New York, NY	15	30
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL	14	31
TRANSCARE NEW YORK, INC.	14	25
VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK HOME CARE II	12	15
Nina Parks-Taylor Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · New York, NY	12	23
DOMANSKI, MICHAEL	11	15

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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