Michael Steven Saunders, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Asheville, NC
Michael Steven Saunders, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1871651612, issued on Dec 5, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 4590, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Steven Saunders
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 4590 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 Yorkshire St, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 277-6060
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6 Yorkshire St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Pamela Van Praag, D.D.S.Dentist1780028084
Verify Michael Steven Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 4590Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 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.
Michael Steven Saunders among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Michael Steven Saunders, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
109 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 109 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
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The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Travis Calhoun, D.D.S., P.A.Asheville, NC 288031700843349
- Mark Cummins, DMDAsheville, NC 288031578649471
- Gregory Denton, D.D.S.Asheville, NC 288031972537280
- Bob Harris, DDS, PAAsheville, NC 288031295819159
- Adam Hodges, D.M.DAsheville, NC 288031598706772
- Genous Hodges, D.D.SAsheville, NC 288031518908649
- Heath Lefberg, D.D.S.Asheville, NC 288031457453300
- Glenn Miller, D.D.S.Asheville, NC 288031104995687
Common questions
What is Michael Steven Saunders, DDS's NPI number?
Michael Steven Saunders, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871651612, issued on Dec 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Steven Saunders, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 Yorkshire St, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 277-6060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Steven Saunders, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 4590, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Steven Saunders, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Steven Saunders, DDS had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.