Robert Saunders, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Kingsport, TN
Robert Saunders, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1265409809, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 24806, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Saunders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 24806 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 W Ravine RD, Kingsport, TN 37660
- Phone
- (423) 224-3220
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 224-3233
- Medicaid IDs
- 3077636 TN
010009570 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200905000087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 24806Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
542 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol130 claims
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate39 claims
- Prempro39 claims
- Norethindrone Acetate25 claims
- Premarin24 claims
- Progesterone23 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $213.06
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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 2 group practices
- Norton Community Physician Services LLCNorton, VA
- Wellmont Medical Associates IncKingsport, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Saunders among 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee
Robert Saunders, MD is one of 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 522 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Kingsport
They are 29 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee.
All 815 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sheldon Fisher, DOKingsport, TN 376601215934591
- Scott Fowler, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601073516886
- Chadi Jarjoura, MDKingsport, TN 376601407834211
- Lidia Kao, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601861456048
- Donald Lovelace, MDKingsport, TN 376601780648972
Common questions
What is Robert Saunders, MD's NPI number?
Robert Saunders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265409809, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Saunders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 W Ravine RD, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 224-3220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Saunders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 24806, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Saunders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Saunders, MD had 542 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.