What is Donald Saunders's specialty?

Donald Saunders (NPI 1861485088) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in North Charleston, SC.

Where does Donald Saunders practice?

Donald Saunders practices in North Charleston, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861485088.

How much does Medicare pay Donald Saunders?

Donald Saunders (NPI 1861485088) received approximately $255K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,010 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861485088

Donald SaundersM.D. FACC

Interventional CardiologyNorth Charleston, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,396

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,387

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$251K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 78 Interventional Cardiology providers in SC — above median (cohort median 3,294).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,680

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$470K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate332 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium230 claims

Amlodipine Besylate220 claims

Apixaban190 claims

Isosorbide Mononitrate177 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

88.5

Quality

86.4

Cost

49.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.57%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$970

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$970

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$970

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Donald 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). 90 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC	388	951
David Castellone Family Practice · Summerville, SC	115	271
Robert Pringle Cardiology · N Charleston, SC	113	246
Charleston County Government Ambulance Service Provider · North Charleston, SC	83	162
R Livingston Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	77	167
Phillip Raduazo Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	67	129
PROCTOR, WILLIAM	63	109
Christopher Davis Physician Assistant · North Charleston, SC	61	100
Johnny Campbell Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	57	109
Matthew Brady Diagnostic Radiology · Charleston, SC	54	95
Bryan Frain Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mt Pleasant, SC	53	163
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	50	124

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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