Mark Wayne Saunders, MD
Radiation Oncology Physician · Tyler, TX
Mark Wayne Saunders, MD is a radiation oncology physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1629010855, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas J5469, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Wayne Saunders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Radiation Oncology Physician 2085R0001X
- License number
- J5469 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 Saunders Ave Ste 200, Tyler, TX 75702
- Phone
- (903) 579-9800
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2023
- Fax
- (903) 592-5988
- Medicaid IDs
- 138271502 TX
138271501 TX
138271507 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061004000148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 501 Saunders Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mark Wayne Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J5469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average radiation oncology physician in 2024
228 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 134 among the 4,851 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide134 claims
- Dexamethasone37 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl23 claims
- Ssd11 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): 89.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $290.84
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,275 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,897.85 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
- Texas Oncology PATyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Wayne Saunders among 449 radiation oncology physician records in Texas
Mark Wayne Saunders, MD is one of 449 radiation oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 348 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Radiation Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 449 radiation oncology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 radiation oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Barnett, MDTyler, TX 757011538177217
- Bruce Ellerin, M.D.Tyler, TX 757011285635052
- Lewis Smith, MDTyler, TX 757081144380684
- James Wilder, MDPalestine, TX 758011043252901
- Joseph Hodges, M.D.Longview, TX 756011144554577
- Bernard Taylor, MDLongview, TX 756011205878345
- Charles Matthews, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031689899676
- Hai Tran, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031992794341
Common questions
What is Mark Wayne Saunders, MD's NPI number?
Mark Wayne Saunders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629010855, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Wayne Saunders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 Saunders Ave Ste 200, Tyler, TX, 75702. Phone: (903) 579-9800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Wayne Saunders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J5469, 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 Mark Wayne Saunders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Wayne Saunders, MD had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among radiation oncology physician prescribers was 134. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Wayne Saunders, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 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.