NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jef Saunders, PAC

Surgical Physician Assistant · West Reading, PA

Jef Saunders, PAC is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1659472538, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA052715, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659472538
Name
Jef Saunders
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
MA052715 PA
PA19863 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 S 7TH Ave Ste 1120, West Reading, PA 19611
Phone
(484) 628-0580
Enumerated
Sep 26, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 301 S 7TH Ave Ste 1120

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Erin Dugan, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1285979146
  3. Keri Meyers, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1942967369
  4. Rohinton Morris, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1346271038
  5. Shrey Patel, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1508205048
  6. Michael Wechsler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1215396866

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jef Saunders62
  2. Specialty average304

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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score74.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $622.47

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jef Saunders$622.47
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jef Saunders among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Jef Saunders, PAC is one of 832 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania

There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sara Bean, PA-CWest Reading, PA 196111376190777
  2. Amanda Borden, PA-CWest Reading, PA 196111285987610
  3. Jessica Ertel, PA-CWest Reading, PA 196111295328953
  4. Julie Hicks, PA-CWest Reading, PA 196111346556750
  5. Thomas Morton, PAWest Reading, PA 196111659709509
  6. Kelly Moss, PA-CWest Reading, PA 196111225512478
  7. Kathryn UngureanWyomissing, PA 196101801435714
  8. Wayne Luckenbill, PA-CReading, PA 196051427377027

Common questions

What is Jef Saunders, PAC's NPI number?

Jef Saunders, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659472538, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jef Saunders, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 S 7TH Ave Ste 1120, West Reading, PA, 19611. Phone: (484) 628-0580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jef Saunders, PAC's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA052715, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jef Saunders, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jef Saunders, PAC had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jef Saunders, PAC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.