Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Encinitas, CA
Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P. is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1861417917, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California 8755, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Colleen Lyn Saunders
- Credential
- N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License numbers
- 8755 CA
526954 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 944-7300
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 633-3949
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040608000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 Santa FE Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sarah Asmussen, PH.D.Specialist1831341387
- Roy Avalos, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1154399632
- Leigh Barker, NPNurse Practitioner1417995945
- Margot BarkerObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1790426765
- Joseph Bonanno, M.D.Specialist1558339176
Verify Colleen Lyn Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 8755Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $830.31
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 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
- San Diego Cardiovascular Associates Medical Group IncEncinitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Colleen Lyn Saunders among 1,131 primary care nurse practitioner records in California
Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P. is one of 1,131 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 35% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2019 among the 398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in California
There are 1,131 primary care nurse practitioner records in California.
All 1,131 in California → Every provider in Encinitas → Primary Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kathryn Cooper, FNPEncinitas, CA 920241194237172
- Martha Meadow, FNPEncinitas, CA 920241699227223
- Christopher DuongEscondido, CA 920251033586532
- Joseph Garvin, NPEscondido, CA 920251437499704
- Sirrah LankfordEscondido, CA 920251174484356
- Dongyon Roh, NPEscondido, CA 920251043760069
- Anayeli Soto Maya, FNPEscondido, CA 920251336955525
- Alina Moffitt, NPEl Cajon, CA 920211942069554
Common questions
What is Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P.'s NPI number?
Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861417917, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 944-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 8755, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Colleen Lyn Saunders, N.P. had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.