Dr. Scott David Saunders, MD

Dr. Saunders practices at Integrative Medicine Center of Santa Barbara Inc in Santa Barbara, California.

Dr. Saunders' NPI, 1558474320, was assigned on August 16, 2006. Dr. Saunders graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1992. Dr. Saunders' California license number on file is G78847.

Dr. Saunders' primary practice is Integrative Medicine Center of Santa Barbara Inc, at 533 E Micheltorena St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 in Santa Barbara County. The practice phone is (805) 963-1824.

Dr. Saunders' primary practice is Integrative Medicine Center of Santa Barbara Inc in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Saunders is also affiliated with Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The medical group on file is Zugan Health Urgent Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saunders to 1 more hospital, 3 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. Saunders practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Saunders' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Saunders' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Utah.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, anxiety, arthritis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bladder disease, bronchitis, cardiomyopathy and chronic anemia among the conditions Dr. Saunders treats.

CMS data shows 930 Medicare services from Dr. Saunders across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $84,298 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saunders in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 121 patients. 50% of them have high cholesterol, and 44% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.85, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Saunders' median patient age at 71, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Saunders wrote 628 Medicare Part D claims for 118 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 287 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,403 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,068 claims across 41 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 21 out of 100 for Dr. Saunders for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Saunders accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Saunders as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Saunders from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Cook Medical LLC paid the most, $76.

Dr. Saunders graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in 1992.

Dr. Saunders is in network with 3 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.