Dr. Eric Joseph Sanders, MD

Dr. Sanders practices at VA St Louis Health Care System in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Sanders' NPI, 1801390026, was assigned on March 21, 2018. Dr. Sanders graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Sanders holds Texas license U8585.

Dr. Sanders' primary practice is VA St Louis Health Care System, at 915 N Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63106 in Saint Louis City. The practice phone is (913) 578-4409.

Dr. Sanders' primary practice is VA St Louis Health Care System in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Sanders is also affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas. The medical group on file is OrthoLoneStar. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sanders to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sanders practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Sanders' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sanders' licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Missouri and Illinois.

CMS data shows 582 Medicare services from Dr. Sanders across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 175 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,898 for them.

CMS counts 175 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sanders in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 87 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sanders' median patient age at 68, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Sanders wrote 238 Medicare Part D claims for 181 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 205 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,635 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 54 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Sanders for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Sanders accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Sanders as offering telehealth. CMS counts 64 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Sanders, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Sanders, published from 2014 to 2021. 2015 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Arthroscopy and Shoulder. Dr. Sanders has published most often in Arthroscopy. Dr. Sanders' most frequent co-authors are F. Alan Barber, MD, Erik B. Gerlach, MD and Guido Marra, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 140 general payments to Dr. Sanders from 17 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 48% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $6,225.

Dr. Sanders graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2018.

Dr. Sanders is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.