Mitchell A. Saunders, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Stony Brook, NY
Mitchell A. Saunders, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Stony Brook, New York, and NPI 1770513863, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (New York 164946, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mitchell A. Saunders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 164946 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1320 Stony Brook RD Building D Suite 100, Stony Brook, NY 11790
- Phone
- (631) 941-2273
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (631) 941-2501
- Medicaid ID
- 01176145 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061111000026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mitchell A. Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 164946Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,855 Medicare Part D claims for 729 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate469 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium445 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate351 claims
- Eliquis284 claims
- Ezetimibe254 claims
- Losartan Potassium204 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): 98.5 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: $32.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Stony Brook Internists University Faculty Practice CorporationStony Brook, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mitchell A. Saunders among 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York
Mitchell A. Saunders, MD is one of 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 1998 among the 1,896 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New York
There are 2,583 cardiovascular disease physician records in New York.
All 2,583 in New York → Every provider in Stony Brook → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeremy Fertel, MDStony Brook, NY 117901285020628
- Maliakal Anto, MDSyosset, NY 117911417026394
- Stephen Bernstein, MDSyosset, NY 117911457420333
- Sandy Kahn, MDSyosset, NY 117911255309837
- Paul Moulinie, MDSyosset, NY 117911053480921
- Shaul Fishman, M.D.Hauppauge, NY 117881306846621
- Melissa Brancati, NPWantagh, NY 117931295317253
- James Ciancarelli, D.O.Smithtown, NY 117871104279884
Common questions
What is Mitchell A. Saunders, MD's NPI number?
Mitchell A. Saunders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770513863, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mitchell A. Saunders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1320 Stony Brook RD Building D Suite 100, Stony Brook, NY, 11790. Phone: (631) 941-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mitchell A. Saunders, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 164946, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mitchell A. Saunders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mitchell A. Saunders, MD had 4,855 Medicare Part D claims for 729 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mitchell A. Saunders, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.