Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD
Surgery Physician · Houston, TX
Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1649590654, issued on Jun 2, 2010. Check the license (Texas Q4275, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamara Ellis Saunders
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- Q4275 TX
4301096159 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5656 Kelley St # 3OS62008, Houston, TX 77026
- Phone
- (713) 566-5098
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 566-4583
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150825004090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tamara Ellis Saunders in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q4275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
31 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $193.39
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- UT PhysiciansPearland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamara Ellis Saunders among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elias Chamely, MDHouston, TX 770261033641139
- Jordan Grubbs, M.D.Houston, TX 770261881081982
- Stefanos Millas, M.D.Houston, TX 770261477780096
- Kenny Nieto, MDHouston, TX 770261518325976
- James Baird, MDHouston, TX 770251255362596
- Treneth Baker, MDHouston, TX 770251902831084
- Johnson Barnes, M.D.Houston, TX 770271568542751
- Warren Bellows, M.D.Houston, TX 770271205152402
Common questions
What is Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD's NPI number?
Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649590654, issued on Jun 2, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5656 Kelley St # 3OS62008, Houston, TX, 77026. Phone: (713) 566-5098. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q4275, 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 Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.