Dr. Shad Stephen Saunders, MD

Dr. Saunders practices at Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc. in Montrose, Colorado.

Dr. Saunders' NPI, 1760680581, was assigned on July 3, 2007. Dr. Saunders holds Colorado license 47931.

Dr. Saunders' primary practice is Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc., at 1800 E Pavilion Pl, Montrose, CO 81401 in Montrose County. The practice phone is (970) 249-1210.

Dr. Saunders' primary practice is Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc. in Montrose, Colorado. Dr. Saunders is also affiliated with Delta Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saunders to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Saunders practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Saunders' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Saunders is licensed in Colorado.

CMS data shows 3,131 Medicare services from Dr. Saunders across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 828 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $476,307 for them.

CMS counts 828 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saunders in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 427 patients. 65% of them have high cholesterol, and 61% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Saunders' median patient age at 78, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Saunders wrote 1,121 Medicare Part D claims for 236 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,042 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $27,850 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,053 claims across 15 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Saunders for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Saunders accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 186 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Saunders, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Saunders from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $202.