What is R. Saunders's specialty?

R. Saunders (NPI 1518994441) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Sparta, TN.

Where does R. Saunders practice?

R. Saunders practices in Sparta, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518994441.

How much does Medicare pay R. Saunders?

R. Saunders (NPI 1518994441) received approximately $39K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 136 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518994441

R. SaundersM.D.

Orthopedic SurgerySparta, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

339

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,411

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$22K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 503 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 2,357).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

232

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim41 claims

Lorazepam40 claims

Mupirocin40 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen31 claims

Oxycodone Hcl24 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$463

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$337

Food and Beverage$126

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$337

Food and Beverage$126

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where R. 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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Gary Militana Diagnostic Radiology · Sparta, TN	165	987
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	69	292
COOKEVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	31	115
Kimberly Peaslee Internal Medicine · Crossville, TN	21	83
Robbie Smith Nurse Practitioner · Crossville, TN	17	88
Dawn Barlow Internal Medicine · Livingston, TN	12	40
NPI 1073590329	12	19
Alan Drake Family Practice · Sparta, TN	11	50

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

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