Sara Anne Saunders , PA
Physician Assistant • La Jolla, CA
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
La Jolla, CA 920371027
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NPI assigned on January 29, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 465 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- G2211 — Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 132 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 75 service units.
- 22853 — Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion: 42 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 522 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) — 107 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methylprednisolone — 99 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin — 87 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 11 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in La Jolla, CA (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 273. Middle half: 108 to 1,384.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in California (2024, 4,833 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 198. Middle half: 71 to 535.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 718 in 2020 to 465 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
La Jolla, CA 920371027
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 3 distinct additional practice-address records in La Jolla, CA; San Diego, CA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Scripps Health. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Stanford University School Of Medicine
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
206 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $42,101 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $32,040 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
618 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$3,915 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $19.58 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2010
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Sara Saunders has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Sara Saunders as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in La Jolla and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in La Jolla, CA (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 273. Middle half: 108 to 1,384.
More Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in California (2024, 4,833 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 198. Middle half: 71 to 535.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in La Jolla, CA (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,445. Middle half: $9,400 to $67,443.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in California (2024, 4,833 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,173. Middle half: $6,666 to $41,587.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in La Jolla, CA (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,734. Middle half: $6,639 to $49,423.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in California (2024, 4,833 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,209. Middle half: $4,792 to $30,879.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in La Jolla, CA (2024, 93 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 156. Middle half: 42 to 522.
More Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in California (2024, 7,516 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 229. Middle half: 72 to 718.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in La Jolla, CA (2024, 93 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,902. Middle half: $289 to $41,398.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in California (2024, 7,516 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,945. Middle half: $709 to $60,209.
136 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in La Jolla, CA (14,458 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in La Jolla
37.5% of these 136 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
77.9% of these 136 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 35% from 718 in 2020 to 465 in 2024.
- 2020: 718
- 2021: 646
- 2022: 194
- 2023: 219
- 2024: 465
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 43% from $74,511 in 2020 to $42,101 in 2024.
- 2020: $74,511
- 2021: $78,346
- 2022: $22,046
- 2023: $24,380
- 2024: $42,101
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 40% from $53,238 in 2020 to $32,040 in 2024.
- 2020: $53,238
- 2021: $57,871
- 2022: $17,237
- 2023: $18,366
- 2024: $32,040
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 87% from 4,065 in 2020 to 522 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,065
- 2021: 3,613
- 2022: 1,287
- 2023: 500
- 2024: 522
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 94% from 10,828 in 2020 to 618 in 2024.
- 2020: 10,828
- 2021: 9,595
- 2022: 3,061
- 2023: 572
- 2024: 618
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 99% from $689,891 in 2020 to $3,915 in 2024.
- 2020: $689,891
- 2021: $651,681
- 2022: $188,159
- 2023: $4,893
- 2024: $3,915
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $453.55 in 2021 to $19.58 in 2024.
- 2021: $453.55
- 2022: $247.03
- 2024: $19.58
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $19.58.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CREON | General | $19.58 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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132 | 115 | $59.29 | $14.41 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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75 | 66 | $350.30 | $116.22 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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42 | 30 | $184.44 | $34.01 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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36 | 36 | $598.13 | $197.27 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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36 | 35 | $155.88 | $52.02 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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27 | 27 | $452.88 | $145.03 |
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63030
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc
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22 | 22 | $1412.22 | $173.27 |
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22551
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc
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17 | 17 | $1296.41 | $224.39 |
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22845
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments
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16 | 16 | $519.18 | $95.48 |
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61783
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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16 | 16 | $164.57 | $30.29 |
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63267
Removal of growth of lower spine bone outside spine membrane
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12 | 12 | $1006.17 | $172.29 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $491.28 | $163.18 |
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22612
Fusion of spine in lower back
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11 | 11 | $1167.13 | $217.88 |
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22840
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
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11 | 11 | $543.18 | $100.20 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 107 | 573 | $712.53 | 68 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 99 | 599 | $680.79 | 78 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 87 | 4,650 | $1,266.70 | 42 |
| Diazepam | Diazepam | 56 | 384 | $97.37 | 41 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 46 | 1,281 | $240.60 | 26 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | Tizanidine Hcl | 28 | 718 | $216.39 | 13 |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 26 | 671 | $201.99 | — |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 25 | 224 | $30.01 | 25 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 22 | 1,020 | $305.88 | — |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 13 | 93 | $88.15 | — |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 13 | 86 | $74.97 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-05-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20100909001231
CA
1052436375
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Scripps Health
9898 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 920371205
Phone: 8584559100
Scripps Health
9888 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 920371205
Phone: 8586264123
Scripps Health
9896 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 920371205
Phone: 8586264123
Scripps Health
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 920371027
Phone: 8585549100
Scripps Health
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 920371027
Phone: 8585548122
Scripps Health
354 Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 920245142
Phone: 7606336501
Secondary Practice Locations
9434 Medical Center Dr
La Jolla, CA 920371337
Phone: 8009268276
200 W Arbor Dr
San Diego, CA 921039000
Phone: 8009268273
2131 3rd Ave Ste 300
San Diego, CA 921012084
Phone: 8009268273
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at FILE 57326, LOS ANGELES, CA 900740001
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 10666 N TORREY PINES RD, LA JOLLA, CA 920371027 (Tel: 8585548186)
Registered at 10666 NORTH TORREY PINES RD, LA JOLLA, CA 92037 (Tel: 8585548186)
Recorded as SARA SAUNDERS, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: CA PA20811)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Scott Barker, PA-C
- Lauren Frey
- Karin Morris, PA-C
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Mailing Address
File 57326
Los Angeles, CA 900740001