Christopher W Sands, MD in Memphis, TN - Medicare Internal Medicine

Christopher W Sands, MD is a medicare enrolled "Hospitalist" physician in Memphis, Tennessee. He went to University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine and graduated in 1992 and has 32 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Methodist Inpatient Physicians Llc and his current practice location is 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (901) 516-1489.

Christopher W Sands is licensed to practice in Tennessee (license number 27871) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1831170448.

Contact Information

	Christopher W Sands, MD
	1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104-3415
	(901) 516-1489
	(901) 516-1487

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Christopher W Sands
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	32 Years
Location	1265 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Christopher W Sands attended and graduated from University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine in 1992

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1831170448
Provider Enumeration Date: 11/10/2005
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 0244263465
Enrollment ID: I20050916000734

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Christopher W Sands such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1831170448	NPI	-	NPPES
3081758	Other	TN	BLUE CROSS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
208M00000X	Hospitalist	27871 (Tennessee)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals	Memphis, TN	Hospital
Baptist Memorial Hospital	Memphis, TN	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Methodist Inpatient Physicians Llc	1254241235	112

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Christopher W Sands allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Methodist Inpatient Physicians Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1609850692 PECOS PAC ID: 1254241235 Enrollment ID: O20050815000700

Entity Name	Primary Care Group, Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1093016651 PECOS PAC ID: 0941480131 Enrollment ID: O20110204000483

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Christopher W Sands is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Christopher W Sands, MD Po Box 1000, Dept 267, Memphis, TN 38148-0267 Ph: (901) 516-2362	Christopher W Sands, MD 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104-3415 Ph: (901) 516-1489

Reviews and Comments

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Christopher W Sands, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Memphis, TN