Pauline V. Saunders , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Gardner, MA
175 Connors St
Gardner, MA 014402637
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Pauline Saunders is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on March 21, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 163 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:
- 82962 — Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument: 80 service units.
- 83036 — Hemoglobin a1c level: 46 service units.
- 96127 — Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems: 37 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 the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,205 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:
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 231 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole — 187 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril — 161 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 86 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 Gardner, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 171. Middle half: 124 to 331.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,137 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 223. Middle half: 79 to 553.
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 47 in 2023 to 163 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
175 Connors St
Gardner, MA 014402637
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Community Health Connections, Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
74 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 $873 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 $786 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
5,629 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
$246,844 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)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2013
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.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Pauline Saunders as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) 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 Gardner and Massachusetts
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Gardner, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 171. Middle half: 124 to 331.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,137 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 223. Middle half: 79 to 553.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Gardner, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,780. Middle half: $2,243 to $21,744.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,137 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,998. Middle half: $6,673 to $39,740.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Gardner, MA (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,578. Middle half: $2,025 to $15,840.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,137 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,143. Middle half: $5,018 to $29,896.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Gardner, MA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 821. Middle half: 170 to 2,122.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,248 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 175. Middle half: 52 to 563.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Gardner, MA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $63,594. Middle half: $2,270 to $240,649.
A higher Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Massachusetts (2024, 2,248 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,469. Middle half: $456 to $50,749.
18 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Gardner, MA (4,778 in Massachusetts).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Gardner
11.1% of these 18 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
61.1% of these 18 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 increased 247% from 47 in 2023 to 163 in 2024.
- 2023: 47
- 2024: 163
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount went from $283 in 2023 to $873 in 2024.
- 2023: $283
- 2024: $873
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare went from $283 in 2023 to $786 in 2024.
- 2023: $283
- 2024: $786
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 34% from 2,385 in 2020 to 3,205 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,385
- 2021: 2,351
- 2022: 2,702
- 2023: 2,609
- 2024: 3,205
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 44% from 3,906 in 2020 to 5,629 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,906
- 2021: 3,933
- 2022: 4,170
- 2023: 4,555
- 2024: 5,629
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 81% from $136,611 in 2020 to $246,844 in 2024.
- 2020: $136,611
- 2021: $156,612
- 2022: $198,951
- 2023: $295,753
- 2024: $246,844
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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82962
Blood glucose (sugar) test performed by hand-held instrument
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80 | 31 | $8.00 | $3.21 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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46 | 23 | $20.00 | $9.52 |
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96127
Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems
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37 | 36 | $46.50 | $4.81 |
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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 231 | 15,748 | $3,177.28 | 64 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 187 | 11,620 | $3,087.91 | 46 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 161 | 10,968 | $1,498.29 | 39 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 115 | 7,338 | $1,647.62 | 24 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 110 | 3,014 | $2,190.28 | 12 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 108 | 7,352 | $720.30 | 28 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 92 | 5,262 | $1,296.64 | 19 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 84 | 5,180 | $753.36 | 19 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 68 | 1,776 | $389.40 | — |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 67 | 1,755 | $682.12 | 17 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 63 | 4,437 | $680.95 | 16 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 63 | 4,710 | $1,197.32 | 20 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 62 | 3,440 | $65,529.67 | 11 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 61 | 3,009 | $991.17 | 21 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 59 | 1,642 | $1,246.51 | — |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 59 | 1,211 | $2,414.96 | 24 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 56 | 3,396 | $471.43 | 16 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 55 | 3,690 | $1,094.90 | 24 |
| Atenolol | Atenolol | 53 | 2,651 | $566.37 | — |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 50 | 1,543 | $482.91 | 14 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 50 | 3,660 | $860.32 | 16 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 49 | 2,747 | $336.04 | 15 |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 47 | 1,409 | $335.83 | 12 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 42 | 3,240 | $765.87 | 11 |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 42 | 2,900 | $1,349.29 | — |
(top 25 shown)
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
NUCC 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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Community Health Connections, Inc
175 Connors St, Gardner, MA 014402637
Phone: 9784106100
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 - Family
Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Pediatrics
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 21, 2013.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Gardner
- Ryan Balthaser, PA
- Erica Lasorsa, PA-C
- Elizabeth Temple, PA-C
- Kelley Prendergast, PA
- Casie Short, PA-C
- Kyle Argo, PA-C
Mailing Address
175 Connors St
Gardner, MA 014402637
Phone: 9784106100