Individual provider Active NPI

Tamara Ellis Saunders, MD

  • Surgery Physician
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1649590654
Registry record updated Aug 19, 2021
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X
License
Q4275 Issued in TX
Practice address
5656 Kelley St # 3Os62008
Houston, TX 77026-1967
Phone
(713) 566-5098
Fax
(713) 566-4583
NPI assigned
Jun 2, 2010
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 19, 2021

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Surgery Physician 208600000X 4301096159 MI
Surgery Physician 208600000X Q4275 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

5656 Kelley St # 3Os62008
Houston, TX 77026-1967

Mailing address

5656 Kelley St # 3Os62008
Houston, TX 77026-1967
Phone (713) 566-5098

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20150825004090 TX Practitioner - General Surgery 2668667734 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
General Surgery
Education
Other, 2005
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Ut PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 8426960360, 1,744 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

16100 S Fwy
Pearland, TX 77584-1895
Phone (713) 413-5000

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Hospital, Katy, TX, CCN 450847
  • Harris Health Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450289

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
84.11 of 100Reported as group
Quality
69.15
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
73.63

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Mastectomy1-10
Removal of tissue1-10
Skin biopsy1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Ut Physicians CurrentSince Sep 15, 2015 Accepting new patients
Ut Physicians Surgery CurrentSince Sep 15, 2015 Accepting new patients
Ut Physicians PastSince Aug 28, 2021 Accepting new patients

Locations

6400 Fannin St
Ste 2900
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (713) 704-3010

6410 Fannin St
Ste 500
Houston, TX 77030
Phone (713) 500-5714

5656 Kelley St
#3
Houston, TX 77026
Phone (713) 566-5098

5550 Kelley St
Fl 3
Houston, TX 77026
Phone (713) 566-4768

23923 Cinco Ranch Blvd
Katy, TX 77494
Phone (713) 486-5300

16100 South Fwy
Pearland, TX 77584
Phone (713) 413-5000

10905 Memorial Hermann Dr
Pearland, TX 77584
Phone (713) 486-6000

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: tsaunders14737@direct.uth.org

Organizations & group practices 3

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 2

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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