Dr. James D. Saar, MD

Dr. Saar practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD in Tyler, Texas.

Dr. Saar's NPI, 1235104902, was assigned on February 17, 2006. Dr. Saar graduated from OU College of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Saar's Texas license number on file is L1993.

Dr. Saar's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD, at 520 Douglas Blvd, Tyler, TX 75702.

Dr. Saar's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Clinic Services - Douglas - HOPD in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Saar is also affiliated with CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saar to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 urgent care center, each named with a free account. Dr. Saar's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Saar practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Saar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Saar is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Saar's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Oklahoma.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Saar treats.

CMS data shows 93 Medicare services from Dr. Saar across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 92 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,288 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 92 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 55 patients. 72% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Saar's median patient age at 64, with 86% women.

In 2024, Dr. Saar wrote 104 Medicare Part D claims for 52 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 77 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $430 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 73 claims across 4 drugs.

Dr. Saar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 25 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Saar, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 103 general payments to Dr. Saar from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Mentor Worldwide LLC paid the most, $1,052.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Saar, most recently Super Doctors in 2018.

Dr. Saar graduated from OU College of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Saar is a member of ACS and ASPS.

Dr. Saar is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.