Brian Anthony Saunders, MD
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Brian Anthony Saunders, MD is an obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1497723530, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.026020, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Anthony Saunders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083B0002X
- License numbers
- MD.026020 LA
026020 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Perkins RD, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 330-0497
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2026
- Fax
- (225) 330-0498
- Medicaid ID
- 1056162 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050801000253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6400 Perkins RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sheri Ammons, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306287263
- Nathan Britt, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1992039242
- Kizzy Broaden, LDN,RDRegistered Dietitian1033384425
- Mallory Cavalier, MS, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1386499713
- Timothy Church, MD, MPH, PHDResearch Study Specialist1770720955
- Holly Edmonds, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1669611034
Verify Brian Anthony Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.026020Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician in 2024
991 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,045 among the 68 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic155 claims
- Mounjaro145 claims
- Topiramate142 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er92 claims
- Bupropion Hcl Sr41 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $615.21
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 40 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,485.63 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Our Lady OF The Lake Physician Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 1 obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Louisiana.
All 1 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician nationwide →
Common questions
What is Brian Anthony Saunders, MD's NPI number?
Brian Anthony Saunders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497723530, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Anthony Saunders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Perkins RD, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 330-0497. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Anthony Saunders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.026020, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Anthony Saunders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Anthony Saunders, MD had 991 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician prescribers was 1,045. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.