Dr. Kristen K. Sanford, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 369
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 174
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,361
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 262-6666
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc
San Diego, California
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Dr. Kristen K. Sanford is an internist in San Diego, California
Dr. Sanford practices at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California.
Dr. Sanford's NPI, 1710097720, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Sanford graduated from Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992. Dr. Sanford holds California license 20A6964.
- NPI
- 1710097720NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4789709825
- NPI enumeration date
- August 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 262-6666
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford practices at Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California
Dr. Sanford's primary practice is Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc, at 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (858) 262-6666.
- Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111 · San Diego CountyPhone(858) 262-6666
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Sanford's primary practice is Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California. The medical group on file is Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sanford to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kristen K. Sanford's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sanford practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kristen K. Sanford is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Sanford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Sanford is board certified in internal medicine by the AOA Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sanford is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, aneurysm, anxiety, aortic atherosclerois, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bronchitis, chronic diabetes and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Sanford treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford billed Medicare for 369 services in 2024
CMS data shows 369 Medicare services from Dr. Sanford across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 174 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,252 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Sanford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3482024: 3237%
- Other services
- 2023: 392024: 3218%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 372024: 1462%
Dr. Sanford compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Sanford
- California median
- Medicare services
- 369vs 361Close to median
- Medicare patients
- 174vs 15115% above
- Part D claims
- 2,924vs 4216.9 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sanford's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford treated 174 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 174 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sanford in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 84 patients. 72% of them have high cholesterol, and 56% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.72, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sanford's median patient age at 61, with 76% women.
Dr. Sanford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Sanford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13779%
- Men3721%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sanford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol72%
- High blood pressure56%
- Arthritis34%
- Anxiety20%
- Ischemic heart disease14%
- Atrial fibrillation13%
- Chronic kidney disease13%
- Diabetes13%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sanford's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women76%
- Men22%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford wrote 3,361 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sanford wrote 3,361 Medicare Part D claims for 467 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,924 of them, across 76 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $258,240 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,699 claims across 62 drugs.
Dr. Sanford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,925 claims87%
- Brand-name424 claims13%
- Other12 claims0%
Dr. Sanford's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sanford's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%14 of 3,361 claims
- Antibiotics2%56 of 3,361 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,6992024: 2,9248%
Drugs named by CMS: 76 in 2024, 62 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Sanford for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sanford accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sanford as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Sanford's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 81of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 82of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Kristen K. Sanford graduated from Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Sanford graduated from Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992. Dr. Sanford is a member of AOA.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in 1996 - 2027
- Board certified in 1994 - 1998
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers
Dr. Sanford is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
Plan types Dr. Sanford accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare5
- PPO4
- HMO3
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Kristen K. Sanford's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kristen K. Sanford's NPI number?
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford's NPI number is 1710097720. It was assigned on August 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kristen K. Sanford?
Dr. Kristen K. Sanford is an internist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Kristen K. Sanford practice?
Dr. Sanford practices at 5651 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111. Dr. Sanford's primary practice is Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sanford to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Kristen K. Sanford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sanford is (858) 262-6666.
What is Dr. Kristen K. Sanford's medical license number?
Dr. Sanford holds California license 20A6964.
What medical group is Dr. Kristen K. Sanford part of?
Dr. Sanford is linked to Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group.
Does Dr. Kristen K. Sanford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sanford billed Medicare for 369 services in 2024, and Dr. Sanford accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Kristen K. Sanford offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Sanford as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Kristen K. Sanford's MIPS score?
Dr. Sanford's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kristen K. Sanford see?
CMS counts 174 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sanford in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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Is Dr. Kristen K. Sanford board certified?
Yes. Dr. Sanford is board certified in internal medicine by the AOA Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Kristen K. Sanford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sanford's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G0008).
Where did Dr. Kristen K. Sanford go to medical school?
Dr. Sanford graduated from Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Kristen K. Sanford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sanford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Lisinopril.
How long has Dr. Kristen K. Sanford been practicing?
Dr. Sanford graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Kristen K. Sanford accept?
Dr. Sanford is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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