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Dr. Laurence Ross Saben, MD
NPI1669454898PAC ID6305983446
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,945
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 165
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,625
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 615 E Lexington Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 440-7831
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation
El Cajon, California
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Dr. Laurence Ross Saben is a psychiatrist in El Cajon, California
Dr. Saben practices at Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation in El Cajon, California.
Dr. Saben's NPI, 1669454898, was assigned on November 15, 2005. Dr. Saben graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Saben holds California license G27446.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1669454898NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305983446
- NPI enumeration date
- November 15, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 440-7831
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 79
- Medical school graduation
- 1973
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben practices at Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation in El Cajon, California
Dr. Saben's primary practice is Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation, at 615 E Lexington Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 440-7831.
- Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation615 E Lexington Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 440-7831
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben is affiliated with 3 sites of care
Dr. Saben's primary practice is Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation in El Cajon, California. Dr. Saben is also affiliated with Paradise Valley Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saben to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.
Laurence R Saben MD a Professional CorporationPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Laurence Ross Saben's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Saben practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Laurence Ross Saben is one of 6,803 psychiatrists in California
Psychiatry is Dr. Saben's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Saben is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Saben is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists bipolar disorder, dementia, depression, psychoses and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Saben treats.
Psychiatrists near Dr. Saben
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben billed Medicare for 3,945 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,945 Medicare services from Dr. Saben across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 165 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $176,146 for them.
Medicare services, 20243,945
Medicare patients165
Paid by Medicare$176,146
Procedure codes10
Dr. Saben's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,8562024: 2,12915%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 1,799
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 572024: 1770%
Where Dr. Saben's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1694%
- In a facility3,77696%
Dr. Saben compared with the California median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Saben
- California median
- Medicare services
- 3,945vs 11933.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 165vs 414.0 times
- Part D claims
- 4,408vs 14430.6 times
Medians across 6,809 psychiatrists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Saben's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben treated 165 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 60
CMS counts 165 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saben in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 105 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. 90% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Saben's median patient age at 52, with 49% women.
Medicare patients, 2024165
Average age60
Average risk score2.02
Also on Medicaid90%
Dr. Saben's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Saben's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7042%
- Men9558%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Saben's Medicare patients, 2024
- Anxiety75%
- Depression75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Mood disorders75%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses75%
- Tobacco use63%
- Bipolar disorder55%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Saben's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben wrote 4,625 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Saben wrote 4,625 Medicare Part D claims for 180 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,408 of them, across 66 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $990,221 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,420 claims across 71 drugs.
Part D claims, 20244,625
Drugs named by CMS66
Total drug cost$990,221
Part D patients180
Dr. Saben's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,319 claims93%
- Brand-name306 claims7%
Dr. Saben's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Saben's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids0%12 of 4,625 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%139 of 4,625 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,4202024: 4,408No change
Drugs named by CMS: 66 in 2024, 71 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben offers telehealth to Medicare patients
CMS lists Dr. Saben as offering telehealth.
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Laurence Ross Saben has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Saben. Dr. Saben's most frequent co-author is Stephen F. Signer, CM, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Saben's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Saben
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben received $512 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Saben from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 29% of the total. Alkermes, Inc. paid the most, $300.
General payments to Dr. Saben by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Saben by kind, 2016 to 2025
$512in total
- Speaker and faculty fees$15029%
- Consulting fees$15029%
- Honoraria$15029%
- Food and beverage$6212%
Companies that paid Dr. Saben the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Saben, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.
Awards and honors for Dr. Saben
- 2011
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Saben graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1973. Dr. Saben is a member of AACAP, AMA and APA.
- Medical school
- Board certified in psychiatry
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers
Dr. Saben is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- CMS Medicare
- RI State Medicaid
- United Healthcare
Plan types Dr. Saben accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare7
- PPO5
- HMO2
- POS2
- EPO1
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Laurence Ross Saben's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Laurence Ross Saben's NPI number?
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben's NPI number is 1669454898. It was assigned on November 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Laurence Ross Saben?
Dr. Laurence Ross Saben is a psychiatrist in El Cajon, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben practice?
Dr. Saben practices at 615 E Lexington Ave, El Cajon, CA 92020. Dr. Saben's primary practice is Laurence R Saben MD a Professional Corporation in El Cajon, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saben to 1 physician office.
What is Dr. Laurence Ross Saben's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Saben is (619) 440-7831.
What is Dr. Laurence Ross Saben's medical license number?
Dr. Saben holds California license G27446.
Which hospitals is Dr. Laurence Ross Saben affiliated with?
Dr. Saben is affiliated with Paradise Valley Hospital.
Does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Saben billed Medicare for 3,945 services in 2024.
Does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Saben as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben see?
CMS counts 165 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saben in 2024, with an average age of 60.
Is Dr. Laurence Ross Saben board certified?
Yes. Dr. Saben is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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What services does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Saben's most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2211), office visit, established patient (99213) and medicare service (G0136).
Where did Dr. Laurence Ross Saben go to medical school?
Dr. Saben graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1973.
What drugs does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Saben's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clozapine, Quetiapine Fumarate and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Laurence Ross Saben received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $512 in general payments to Dr. Saben from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alkermes, Inc.
How long has Dr. Laurence Ross Saben been practicing?
Dr. Saben graduated from medical school in 1973, 53 years ago.
Does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Saben.
Who does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben publish with?
Dr. Saben's most frequent co-authors are Stephen F. Signer, CM, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Laurence Ross Saben accept?
Dr. Saben is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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