Chanida Saunders, RN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Wheat Ridge, CO
Chanida Saunders, RN is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and NPI 1710415328, issued on May 25, 2017. Check the license (Colorado APN.0993959-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chanida Saunders
- Credential
- RN
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License numbers
- APN.0993959-NP CO
0166867 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4851 Independence St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
- Phone
- (303) 981-0909
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180827003478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4851 Independence St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jabreel AbdiClinical Social Worker1710817275
- Scott AbramsPeer Specialist1508562190
- Emily Adams, LCSWClinical Social Worker1982055802
- Simeon AdlerClinical Social Worker1154994283
- Eduardo AguilarMental Health Counselor1215510656
- Luz Aguirre ChavezMental Health Counselor1073361481
Verify Chanida Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license APN.0993959-NPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,412 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl110 claims
- Lamotrigine99 claims
- Trazodone Hcl99 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate77 claims
- Bupropion Xl73 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl62 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCFort Collins, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chanida Saunders among 1,336 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Colorado
Chanida Saunders, RN is one of 1,336 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 31% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2021 among the 730 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wheat Ridge
They are 31 of the 2,472 NPPES records with a practice address in Wheat Ridge, and 1,336 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Colorado.
All 1,336 in Colorado → Every provider in Wheat Ridge → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heide Alexander, RNWheat Ridge, CO 800331689902793
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- Mervi BuchlerWheat Ridge, CO 800331952936460
- Enrique Caloca, PMHNPWheat Ridge, CO 800331245705235
- Richard Craven, APRNWheat Ridge, CO 800331700998036
- Amber Grob, APRNWheat Ridge, CO 800331215431556
- Marissa Kellogg, NPWheat Ridge, CO 800331790395853
- Jenna Lowstuter, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNPWheat Ridge, CO 800331124649942
Common questions
What is Chanida Saunders, RN's NPI number?
Chanida Saunders, RN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710415328, issued on May 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chanida Saunders, RN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4851 Independence St, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80033. Phone: (303) 981-0909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chanida Saunders, RN's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number APN.0993959-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chanida Saunders, RN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chanida Saunders, RN had 1,412 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chanida Saunders, RN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.