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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053643189

Sara SaundersPA

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Physician AssistantLa Jolla, CAI
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MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
426
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
465
Distinct HCPCS
14
Medicare payment
$32K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 7,073 Physician Assistant providers in CA — above median (cohort median 224).
FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

CCN 057602
Home health agency
CCN 050077
Hospital
CCN 050324
Hospital
CCN 050424
Hospital
CCN 050503
Hospital
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
No data available for this provider in 2024.
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sara Saunders'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). 5 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
67210
Todd Hitchcock
Cardiology · San Diego, CA
1623
AHERN, THOMAS1620
Michael Smith
Cardiology · La Jolla, CA
1113
Jacqueline Chang
Pulmonary Disease · La Jolla, CA
1119
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA
125478
Scripps Health
Clinical Laboratory · La Jolla, CA
89255
SCRIPPS HEALTH63135
RUBENSON, DAVID4475
AHERN, THOMAS2427
Irhythm Technologies, Inc.
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · San Francisco, CA
2025
Mary Kalafut
Neurology · La Jolla, CA
1620
Richard Abello
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1523
Nikunj Patel
Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA
1416
John Rogers
Cardiology · La Jolla, CA
1323
Malhar Patel
Cardiology · San Diego, CA
1316
James Gray
Cardiology · La Jolla, CA
1316
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.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$20
Payment records
1
By payment type
Food and Beverage$20
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$20
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
522
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$4K
Distinct drugs
11
Brand share
23.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen107 claims
Methylprednisolone99 claims
Gabapentin87 claims
Diazepam56 claims
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl46 claims