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Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD

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(Mitchell Saunders, MD, FACC)

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and Nuclear Cardiology

SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School (1984)

1320 Stony Brook Road Building D, Suite 100
Stony Brook, NY 11790

(631) 941-2273

Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD is a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and nuclear cardiology. He graduated from SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD is affiliated with STONY BROOK INTERNISTS UNIVERSITY FACULTY PRACTICE CORPORATION and Heart Associates of Long Island.

Office Locations

1320 Stony Brook Road Building D, Suite 100
Stony Brook, NY 11790

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

In 2023, Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

stress EKG

In 2023, Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD performed more cardiac procedures, and stress EKG procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Top 25%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

In 2012, Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, and echocardiogram (echo) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	1505
doctor visit	1483
hospital care	511
inpatient care	511
nuclear scan	304
stress testing	643
ultrasound (sonogram)	869

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	1384
doctor visit	1408
hospital care	479
inpatient care	479
nuclear scan	290
stress testing	607
ultrasound (sonogram)	787

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	707
Female	742

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1379
Black	13
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	627
From 75 to 84	534
85 and over	222
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	1232
doctor visit	1350
hospital care	394
inpatient care	394
nuclear scan	241
stress testing	508
ultrasound (sonogram)	731

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	699

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1311
Black	14
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	488
85 and over	203
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2015 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
cardiac procedures	1230
doctor visit	1432
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216
nuclear scan	288
stress testing	632
ultrasound (sonogram)	610

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1218
Female	1310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2400
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1112
From 75 to 84	920
85 and over	380
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2016 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	21
cardiac procedures	1699
doctor visit	1488
hospital care	293
inpatient care	293
nuclear scan	421
stress testing	895
ultrasound (sonogram)	821

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	859

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1538
Black	0
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	742
From 75 to 84	595
85 and over	248
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2017 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	24
cardiac procedures	1889
doctor visit	1429
hospital care	286
inpatient care	286
nuclear scan	479
stress testing	1018
ultrasound (sonogram)	896

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	830
Female	913

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1633
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	758
From 75 to 84	667
85 and over	252
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2018 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	35
cardiac procedures	1754
doctor visit	1453
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
nuclear scan	427
stress testing	917
ultrasound (sonogram)	850

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	834

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1522
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	671
From 75 to 84	637
85 and over	243
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2019 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	27
cardiac procedures	1667
doctor visit	1527
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
nuclear scan	476
stress testing	1010
ultrasound (sonogram)	678

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	773
Female	833

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1498
Black	14
Hispanic	42
Asian	11
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	648
From 75 to 84	665
85 and over	229
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	1554
doctor visit	1514
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
nuclear scan	353
stress testing	752
ultrasound (sonogram)	812

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	793
Female	887

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1563
Black	18
Hispanic	38
Asian	14
Other	47
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	703
From 75 to 84	647
85 and over	267
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2021 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	1376
doctor visit	1706
hospital care	83
inpatient care	83
nuclear scan	410
stress testing	867
ultrasound (sonogram)	521

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	768
Female	811

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1447
Black	21
Hispanic	42
Asian	18
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	605
From 75 to 84	654
85 and over	251
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY during 2022 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1127
doctor visit	1568
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
nuclear scan	288
stress testing	591
ultrasound (sonogram)	549

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	687
Female	778

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1342
Black	20
Hispanic	35
Asian	13
Other	55
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	532
From 75 to 84	657
85 and over	221
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated as a cardiologist in Stony Brook, NY were cardiac procedures, stress testing, ultrasound (sonogram) and nuclear scan.

ambulatory monitoring	21
cardiac procedures	1492
doctor visit	1487
hospital care	239
inpatient care	239
nuclear scan	361
stress testing	767
ultrasound (sonogram)	738

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD.

**Gender**
Male	730
Female	787

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	1421
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	39
Other	30

**Age**
75 to 84	587
85 and over	228
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	637

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD graduated from SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School in 1984. He completed residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY @ Brooklyn Medical School (1984)

Residency: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1987)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

STONY BROOK INTERNISTS UNIVERSITY FACULTY PRACTICE CORPORATION

Heart Associates of Long Island

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HIP, MAGNACARE, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA HMO, Great West, Fidelis, Health Smart WTC, MULTIPLAN, Workers Compensation, GHI CBP, Affinity, UNITED HEALTHCARE, AETNA, OXFORD, HEALTHFIRST, UNITED HEALTH CARE / CHP / MEDICAID, Humana Military, (Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE HMO, BEECH STREET, GHI HMO, GHI / MEDICARE PLUS, AgeWell, MET EMPIRE, Centerlight (CCM) and Partners Health Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HIP

MAGNACARE

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA HMO

Great West

Fidelis

Health Smart WTC

MULTIPLAN

Workers Compensation

GHI CBP

Affinity

UNITED HEALTHCARE

AETNA

OXFORD

HEALTHFIRST

UNITED HEALTH CARE / CHP / MEDICAID

Humana Military

(Anthem) EMP HEALTH CHOICE HMO

BEECH STREET

GHI HMO

GHI / MEDICARE PLUS

AgeWell

MET EMPIRE

Centerlight (CCM)

Partners Health Plan

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Mitchell A. Saunders, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$797 ENTRESTO $797
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$179 BRILINTA $179
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC	$175 Cardiac Monitoring Suite $175
Amgen Inc.	$165 Repatha $151	Corlanor $14
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$151 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $151
Other	$756 ELIQUIS $180	Aortic Stent Grafts $103	Lexiscan $99	HeartMate II $57	Ranexa $45	Other $271

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,223

Biography

Dr. Mitchell Saunders specializes in nuclear cardiology and cardiology (heart disease). Dr. Saunders is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, Blue California, and HealthSmart. His practice in Stony Brook, NY is open to new patients as reported by Yext. He obtained his medical school training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and performed his residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.