Dr. Sanford William Hawkins-Rivers, MD

Dr. Hawkins-Rivers practices at Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn, North Carolina, part of Cape Fear Valley Health.

Dr. Hawkins-Rivers' NPI, 1194749648, was assigned on July 27, 2006. Dr. Hawkins-Rivers graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 1999. Dr. Hawkins-Rivers' North Carolina license number on file is 200501926.

Dr. Hawkins-Rivers' primary practice is Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital, at 800 Tilghman Dr, Dunn, NC 28334 in Harnett County. The practice phone is (910) 892-7161.

Dr. Hawkins-Rivers' primary practice is Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn, North Carolina, part of Cape Fear Valley Health. The medical group on file is Cape Fear Valley Interventional Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Hawkins-Rivers to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Hawkins-Rivers practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Hawkins-Rivers' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Hawkins-Rivers is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Hawkins-Rivers' licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, amputation, appendectomy, colon removal, gallbladder removal, groin hernia surgery, hemorrhoids and removal of damaged skin or skin graft among the conditions Dr. Hawkins-Rivers treats.

CMS data shows 179 Medicare services from Dr. Hawkins-Rivers across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,483 for them.

CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Hawkins-Rivers in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.10, 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. Hawkins-Rivers' median patient age at 69, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Hawkins-Rivers wrote 221 Medicare Part D claims for 105 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 176 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,504 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 159 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Hawkins-Rivers accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 73 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Hawkins-Rivers, more than 82% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Hawkins-Rivers. Dr. Hawkins-Rivers' most frequent co-authors are Jeffrey E. Budoff, MD and John Lawrence Haddad, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 98 general payments to Dr. Hawkins-Rivers from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $593.

Dr. Hawkins-Rivers graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 1999.

Dr. Hawkins-Rivers is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.