Kevin Russell Saunders, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Tyler, TX
Kevin Russell Saunders, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1225486426, issued on May 27, 2016. Check the license (Texas S7948, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Russell Saunders
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- S7948 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 590-5611
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (903) 535-6884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200826001881); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Kansas City College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin Russell Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S7948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
378 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Carvedilol17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Clopidogrel15 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
- Etmc Physician Group, Inc.Tyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin Russell Saunders among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Kevin Russell Saunders, DO is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
146 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tyler
They are 146 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kevin Russell Saunders, DO's NPI number?
Kevin Russell Saunders, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225486426, issued on May 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Russell Saunders, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 590-5611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Russell Saunders, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S7948, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin Russell Saunders, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Russell Saunders, DO had 378 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kevin Russell Saunders, DO'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.