Individual provider Active NPI

Richon Saunders, DNP CRNA

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1003342163
Registry record updated Apr 1, 2024
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistTaxonomy code 367500000X
License
AP134504 Issued in TX
Practice address
6720 Bertner Ave Ste O520
Houston, TX 77030-2604
Phone
(832) 355-2666
NPI assigned
May 11, 2017
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Apr 1, 2024

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Registered Nurse 163W00000X 919145 TX
Registered Nurse 163W00000X 136236 LA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X 214809 LA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X AP134504 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

6720 Bertner Ave Ste O520
Houston, TX 77030-2604

Mailing address

1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030-1608
Phone (138) 732-2900

Other practice location 1

4813 Virgilian St
New Orleans, LA 70126-3936
Phone (504) 430-1493

Other practice location 2

1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121-2429
Phone (504) 842-3755

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX, NY, LA3 enrollments

Enrollment records 3

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20170809001644 TX Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 0345511390 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations
I20191107000306 NY Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 0345511390 Reassigns benefits to 6 organizations
I20221018002171 LA Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 0345511390 Reassigns benefits to 5 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna)
Education
Other, 2017
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Rochester General HospitalGroup PAC ID 0244149474, 1,192 clinicians
The Unity Hospital of RochesterGroup PAC ID 9436060969, 732 clinicians
Childrens Hospital Anesthesia CorporationGroup PAC ID 0446152862, 281 clinicians
Anesthesiology Group Associates IncGroup PAC ID 0042110298, 155 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1425 Portland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621-3001
Phone (585) 922-4000

1555 Long Pond Rd
Rochester, NY 14626-4122
Phone (585) 723-4000

4200 Houma Blvd
Metairie, LA 70006-2970
Phone (504) 613-0711

5000 Hennessy Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70808-4375
Phone (225) 765-6565

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Touro Infirmary Hospital, New Orleans, LA, CCN 190046
  • Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, CCN 190064
  • Rochester General Hospital Hospital, Rochester, NY, CCN 330125
  • Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Hospital, Houma, LA, CCN 190183
  • Unity Hospital Hospital, Rochester, NY, CCN 330226

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Certified Registered Nurse

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
136236LAMDRegistered Nurse
919145TXMDRegistered Nurse
214809LAMDCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
AP134504TXMDCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Baylor College of Medicine CurrentSince Jan 14, 2024 Accepting new patients
The Unity Hospital of Rochester CurrentSince Mar 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
North American Partners in Anesthesia LLP CurrentSince Sep 29, 2019 Accepting new patients
Baylor College of Medicine CurrentSince Mar 15, 2024 Accepting new patients
United Memorial Medical Center Current Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Jun 1, 2021 Accepting new patients
Childrens Hospital Anesthesia Corporation CurrentSince Nov 21, 2024 Accepting new patients
Ochsner Clinic LLC CurrentSince Jul 18, 2022 Accepting new patients
Newark Wayne Community Hospital CurrentSince Mar 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York CurrentSince Jun 1, 2021 Accepting new patients
Baylor College of Medicine CurrentSince Mar 15, 2024 Accepting new patients
Texans Anesthesia Associates PLLC Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered CurrentSince Apr 21, 2020 Accepting new patients
Ochsner Clinic LLC Current Accepting new patients
Rochester General Hospital Current Accepting new patients
Rochester General Hospital CurrentSince Mar 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Current Accepting new patients
South Louisiana Medical Associates Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered CurrentSince Sep 10, 2025 Accepting new patients
The Unity Hospital of Rochester Current Accepting new patients
Newark Wayne Community Hospital CurrentSince Mar 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
Zephyr Anesthesia, LLC Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered CurrentSince Nov 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
South Louisiana Medical Associates CurrentSince Sep 10, 2025 Accepting new patients
Ochsner Clinic LLC CurrentSince Jul 18, 2022 Accepting new patients
Clifton Springs Sanitarium Co CurrentSince Mar 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
Rochester General Hospital CurrentSince Mar 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
Anesthesiology Group Associates Inc CurrentSince Aug 7, 2025 Accepting new patients
United Memorial Medical Center CurrentSince Mar 3, 2025 Accepting new patients
Baylor College of Medicine CurrentSince Jan 14, 2024 Accepting new patients
Baylor College of Medicine Past Accepting new patients

Locations (25 of 33)

5000 Hennessy Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone (225) 765-4050

7777 Hennessy Blvd
Ste 301
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone (225) 214-6436

11414 Lake Sherwood Ave N
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone (225) 532-4058

8000 W Judge Perez Dr
Chalmette, LA 70043
Phone (504) 493-6078

1990 Industrial Blvd
Houma, LA 70363
Phone (985) 868-9300

694 Belle Terre Blvd
La Place, LA 70068
Phone (985) 359-6694

4200 Houma Blvd
Metairie, LA 70006
Phone (504) 454-4028

200 Henry Clay Ave
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone (504) 412-1860

1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121

16 Bank St
Batavia, NY 14020
Phone (585) 344-4800

127 North St
Batavia, NY 14020
Phone (585) 267-7510

2 Coulter Rd
Clifton Springs, NY 14432
Phone (315) 462-1472

3122 Union St
Ste 1B
Flushing, NY 11354
Phone (718) 968-7171

1510 Jericho Tpke
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Phone (516) 216-5341

622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-4931

161 Fort Washington Ave
New York, NY 10032
Phone (212) 305-8559

1200 Driving Park Ave
Newark, NY 14513
Phone (315) 332-2266

300 Community Dr
Plandome, NY 11030

100 Kings Hwy S
Rochester, NY 14617
Phone (585) 922-0553

1425 Portland Ave
Rochester, NY 14621
Phone (585) 922-3122

1555 Long Pond Rd
Rochester, NY 14626
Phone (585) 429-2289

1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (713) 873-2860

6720 Bertner Ave
Ste O520
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (832) 355-2202

7700 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77054
Phone (713) 790-1349

1635 North Loop W
Houston, TX 77008
Phone (713) 867-2066

Interoperability endpoints

  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/R4/
  • FHIR API: https://epicproxy-pub.et1089.epichosted.com/FHIRProxy/api/FHIR/DSTU2/

Organizations & group practices 28

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

View all 28

Hospital & facility affiliations 11

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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}

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Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 1, 2024; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
  • Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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