What is Michael Sanford's specialty?

Michael Sanford (NPI 1669660411) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Urology in Rancho Mirage, CA.

Where does Michael Sanford practice?

Michael Sanford practices in Rancho Mirage, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669660411.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Sanford?

Michael Sanford (NPI 1669660411) received approximately $224K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 801 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669660411

Michael SanfordMD

UrologyRancho Mirage, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,598

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,230

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$186K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 942 Urology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,637).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,242

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$32K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Tamsulosin Hcl552 claims

Finasteride287 claims

Alfuzosin Hcl96 claims

Potassium Citrate50 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim50 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.9

Quality

85.4

Cost

74.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.54%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Sanford'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). 48 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER	589	4,514
SANFORD MEDICAL CORPORATION	314	1,660
Bayani Evangelista Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	69	196
Kristopher Foreman Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	67	147
Jonathan Blevins Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	51	122
Josephine Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	50	119
Dennis Frisman Pathology · Rancho Mirage, CA	48	120
Rancho Mirage Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Rancho Mirage, CA	44	120
Barbara Comess Pathology · Rancho Mirage, CA	43	135
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	39	71
Melvin Gonzalez Cardiology · Palm Springs, CA	38	152
Eric Sontz Cardiology · Rancho Mirage, CA	37	227

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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