Active NPI 1760680581 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Shad Stephen Saunders , MD

Ophthalmology • Montrose, CO

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Shad Saunders, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Montrose, CO. With approximately 21 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2005, Dr. Saunders delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1800 E PAVILION PL.

Dr. Saunders is affiliated with Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc. Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient complete exam of visual system, imaging of retina, injection of drug into eye. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1800 E Pavilion Pl
Suite B

Montrose, CO 814015499

Telephone 9702491210

Fax 9702493057

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Alpine Optical Of Western Colorado Llc Facility NPI 1003990532

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2005

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Montrose, CO

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

21 Yrs +0.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 20.3 Yrs

State Avg: 25.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

7 Specialists

Practicing in Montrose, CO (361 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

57.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Saunders (21 Years) 21 Yrs

Montrose Specialty Average (20.3 Years) 20.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	714	637	$250.00	$130.86
92134 Imaging of retina	568	216	$87.00	$41.80
67028 Injection of drug into eye	391	68	$909.71	$134.63
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	344	19	$1200.00	$827.67
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	244	45	$115.82	$106.65
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	182	146	$155.00	$93.01
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	144	92	$176.00	$41.28
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	109	109	$262.00	$154.58
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	108	101	$87.00	$37.87
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	103	66	$1910.00	$555.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	67	63	$191.00	$130.59
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	46	42	$587.50	$350.88
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	36	36	$131.00	$65.46
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	28	21	$2000.00	$750.21
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	23	12	$90.00	$55.99
92002 New patient problem focused exam of visual system	12	12	$160.00	$88.43
92285 Photography of content of eyes	12	12	$97.00	$23.83

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	702	654	$250.00	$131.17
92134 Imaging of retina	559	209	$87.00	$41.91
67028 Injection of drug into eye	377	66	$872.74	$132.66
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	345	50	$90.00	$83.22
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	246	19	$1200.00	$866.94
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	227	170	$155.00	$93.44
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	123	123	$262.00	$155.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	97	$191.00	$130.99
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	100	98	$87.00	$38.07
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	95	66	$176.00	$40.73
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	76	52	$1910.00	$554.28
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	50	49	$131.00	$65.36
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	26	18	$2000.00	$758.35
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	18	17	$575.00	$345.34
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	15	11	$90.00	$70.51
92002 New patient problem focused exam of visual system	13	13	$160.00	$89.03
92285 Photography of content of eyes	11	11	$97.00	$23.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	737	696	$250.00	$131.94
92134 Imaging of retina	578	214	$87.00	$42.33
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	412	61	$90.44	$84.55
67028 Injection of drug into eye	402	74	$894.99	$134.60
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	219	165	$155.00	$93.38
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	200	13	$1200.00	$903.08
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	120	84	$176.00	$44.52
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	104	$191.00	$132.09
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	111	111	$262.00	$156.18
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	98	96	$87.00	$38.40
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	94	65	$1910.00	$555.81
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	50	49	$131.00	$65.81
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	27	24	$596.30	$353.17
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	21	16	$2000.00	$762.74
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	17	13	$90.00	$68.32
92285 Photography of content of eyes	13	13	$97.00	$23.17
92002 New patient problem focused exam of visual system	12	12	$160.00	$90.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	864	752	$250.00	$131.37
92134 Imaging of retina	589	204	$87.00	$42.52
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	408	61	$90.00	$85.00
67028 Injection of drug into eye	407	73	$858.78	$132.43
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	253	186	$152.27	$93.48
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	194	14	$1200.00	$918.47
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	159	106	$176.00	$46.95
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	131	86	$1910.00	$556.96
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	124	124	$262.00	$156.24
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	102	99	$87.00	$38.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	53	$192.05	$132.91
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	41	40	$131.00	$66.22
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	31	28	$593.55	$347.53
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	20	15	$2000.00	$762.51
92285 Photography of content of eyes	11	11	$97.00	$23.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	810	717	$250.00	$130.99
92134 Imaging of retina	538	182	$87.00	$42.27
67028 Injection of drug into eye	405	74	$829.24	$116.19
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	328	63	$90.00	$77.72
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	239	168	$150.00	$92.04
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	162	11	$1177.78	$918.12
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	111	77	$176.00	$50.02
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	102	68	$1910.00	$566.59
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	94	92	$87.00	$38.89
J7999 Compounded drug, not otherwise classified	76	43	$93.55	$87.24
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	53	53	$131.00	$66.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	46	$191.00	$112.99
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	48	48	$262.00	$156.45
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	33	29	$575.00	$348.96
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	16	11	$2000.00	$784.25
92285 Photography of content of eyes	12	12	$97.00	$21.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	922	820	$224.19	$129.51
92134 Imaging of retina	536	180	$87.00	$41.87
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	418	65	$90.00	$79.36
67028 Injection of drug into eye	400	74	$853.34	$117.70
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	340	202	$146.89	$90.43
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	182	119	$176.00	$53.62
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	177	12	$1200.00	$942.90
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	148	100	$1910.00	$658.15
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	118	117	$87.00	$38.10
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	94	94	$262.00	$153.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	78	73	$191.00	$110.90
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	70	70	$146.74	$65.87
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	30	30	$594.17	$341.98
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	26	20	$2000.00	$817.30
92285 Photography of content of eyes	21	20	$97.00	$21.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	961	841	$215.00	$127.92
92134 Imaging of retina	549	160	$87.00	$41.97
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	435	259	$146.00	$89.08
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	429	62	$90.00	$75.99
67028 Injection of drug into eye	411	75	$860.41	$117.30
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	188	12	$1200.00	$953.56
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	174	122	$176.00	$60.73
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	158	104	$1910.00	$650.65
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	148	138	$87.00	$38.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	89	$191.00	$109.27
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	93	93	$262.00	$153.77
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	87	85	$150.00	$65.52
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	57	46	$585.09	$340.28
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	28	20	$2000.00	$810.70
92285 Photography of content of eyes	19	19	$97.00	$21.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	756	740	$215.00	$124.92
92134 Imaging of retina	526	161	$87.00	$41.18
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	516	285	$146.00	$86.18
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	386	238	$191.00	$108.02
67028 Injection of drug into eye	373	71	$799.53	$111.87
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	339	59	$86.76	$72.53
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	186	11	$1200.00	$962.79
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	174	119	$176.00	$65.40
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	154	102	$1910.00	$646.95
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	145	145	$262.00	$150.31
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	142	139	$87.00	$37.82
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	80	78	$150.00	$64.67
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	43	37	$588.37	$337.02
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	27	21	$2000.00	$803.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$293.00	$166.18
92285 Photography of content of eyes	16	16	$97.00	$19.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$189.00	$109.41

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License CO 47931

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

10723862 (CO)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Rr Medicare

CJ7703

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Rocky Mountain Health Plan

840851676010

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc. Pc

1800 E Pavilion Place B, Montrose, CO 814015499

Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc. Pc

1800 E Pavilion Place, Montrose, CO 814015499

Phone: 9702491210

Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc. Pc

1426 Mesa View Dr, Delta, CO 814162400

Phone: 9708748821

Colorado West Ophthalmology Assoc. Pc

1800 E Pavilion Pl, Montrose, CO 814015499

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Optometrist

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 22, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 22, 2012

Registered at 1800 E PAVILION PL, SUITE B, MONTROSE, CO 814015499 (Tel: 9702491210)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 22, 2012

Registered at 1800 E PAVILION PL, SUITE B, MONTROSE, CO 814015499 (Tel: 9702491210)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 22, 2012

Recorded as SHAD SAUNDERS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 22, 2012

Ophthalmology (License #47931 in CO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 03, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1760680581

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 03, 2007

Last Update: March 22, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1800 E Pavilion Pl, Suite B

Montrose, CO 814015499

Phone: 9702491210

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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