What is Michael Saunders's specialty?

Michael Saunders (NPI 1891873253) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Seattle, WA.

Where does Michael Saunders practice?

Michael Saunders practices in Seattle, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1891873253.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Saunders?

Michael Saunders (NPI 1891873253) received approximately $71K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 259 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1891873253

Michael Saunders

GastroenterologySeattle, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

301

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

335

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$43K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 359 Gastroenterology providers in WA — above median (cohort median 511).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

356

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$192K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole99 claims

Lipase/Protease/Amylase39 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates36 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl23 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.8

Quality

74.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.79%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$64

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$64

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$64

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	288	1,222
Maria Westerhoff Pathology · Ann Arbor, MI	40	113
Neeraj Lalwani Diagnostic Radiology · Tacoma, WA	39	91
Charles Rohrmann Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	32	76
Joseph Godwin Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	28	87
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER	28	206
YEH, MENG-CHE	27	79
Puneet Bhargava Diagnostic Radiology · Seattle, WA	21	42
Adam Templeton Gastroenterology · Seattle, WA	18	50
Kenneth Martay Anesthesiology · Seattle, WA	15	28
Robert Zierler Vascular Surgery · Seattle, WA	13	35
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM	13	39

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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