Scott David Saunders, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Goleta, CA
Scott David Saunders, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Goleta, California, and NPI 1558474320, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (California G78847, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott David Saunders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G78847 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 Encina RD Ste C3, Goleta, CA 93117
- Phone
- (805) 963-1824
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 963-1826
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110415000352); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott David Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G78847Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
628 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium51 claims
- Progesterone40 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)33 claims
- Levetiracetam23 claims
- Metformin Hcl23 claims
- Liothyronine Sodium21 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): 20 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
- Bernard Weinstock PCSolvang, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott David Saunders among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Scott David Saunders, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Goleta
They are 7 of the 461 NPPES records with a practice address in Goleta, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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- Shirley Chang, DOGoleta, CA 931111841879715
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Common questions
What is Scott David Saunders, MD's NPI number?
Scott David Saunders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558474320, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott David Saunders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 Encina RD Ste C3, Goleta, CA, 93117. Phone: (805) 963-1824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott David Saunders, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G78847, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott David Saunders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott David Saunders, MD had 628 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott David Saunders, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 20 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.