Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 719
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 501
- Part D claims, 2024
- 175
- MIPS score, 2024
- 93
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
- Practice phone
- Call (847) 437-5500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford is an emergency medicine physician in Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Dr. Sanford practices at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, part of Ascension Health Alliance.
Dr. Sanford's NPI, 1972737252, was assigned on May 14, 2009. Dr. Sanford holds Illinois license 036-129098.
- NPI
- 1972737252NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4981860616
- NPI enumeration date
- May 14, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (847) 437-5500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford practices at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Dr. Sanford's primary practice is Ascension Alexian Brothers, at 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 437-5500.
- Ascension Alexian Brothers800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · Cook CountyPhone(847) 437-5500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Sanford's primary practice is Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, part of Ascension Health Alliance. The medical group on file is CEP America.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gretchen B. 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 |
|---|---|
| Ascension Alexian Brothers | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford is one of 2,385 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois
Emergency medicine is Dr. Sanford's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Sanford is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, IllinoisPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Sanford
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford billed Medicare for 719 services in 2024
CMS data shows 719 Medicare services from Dr. Sanford across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 501 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $80,392 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Sanford's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4862024: 53310%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1102024: 18669%
Dr. Sanford compared with the Illinois median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Sanford
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 719vs 2742.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 501vs 27384% above
- Part D claims
- 77vs 4571% above
Medians across 2,281 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois 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. Gretchen B. Sanford treated 501 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 501 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sanford in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 162 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sanford's median patient age at 70, with 54% women.
Dr. Sanford's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sanford's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women29258%
- Men20942%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sanford's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis64%
- Ischemic heart disease53%
- Chronic kidney disease45%
- Heart failure45%
- Anxiety43%
- Diabetes43%
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 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford wrote 175 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sanford wrote 175 Medicare Part D claims for 132 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 77 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $278 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 87 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Sanford's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic161 claims92%
- Brand-name14 claims8%
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
- Opioids25%44 of 175 claims
- Antibiotics25%43 of 175 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: 872024: 7711%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 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. Gretchen B. Sanford scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 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.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Sanford's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 93of 100Final score
- 86.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 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. Gretchen B. Sanford received $258 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Sanford from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inari Medical, Inc. paid the most, $75.
General payments to Dr. Sanford by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Sanford the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Gretchen B. 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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford's NPI number?
Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford's NPI number is 1972737252. It was assigned on May 14, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford?
Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford is an emergency medicine physician in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford practice?
Dr. Sanford practices at 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Dr. Sanford's primary practice is Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, part of Ascension Health Alliance.
What is Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sanford is (847) 437-5500.
What is Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford's medical license number?
Dr. Sanford holds Illinois license 036-129098.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford affiliated with?
Dr. Sanford practices at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
What medical group is Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford part of?
Dr. Sanford is linked to CEP America.
Does Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sanford billed Medicare for 719 services in 2024, and Dr. Sanford accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford's MIPS score?
Dr. Sanford's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford see?
CMS counts 501 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sanford in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sanford's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), heart test or procedure (93042) and critical care (99291).
What drugs does Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sanford's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Cephalexin and Ondansetron ODT.
Has Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $258 in general payments to Dr. Sanford from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Inari Medical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gretchen B. Sanford been practicing?
Dr. Sanford graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
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