Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Eric J Saunders, MD

Individual provider Anesthesiology Physician · NPI 1205852571

Dr. Eric J Saunders, MD practises Anesthesiology in Knoxville, Tennessee. Graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2002, 24 years ago. Practices with Medstream Anesthesia PLLC, a 577-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in South Carolina and Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
24
Trained at
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Licensed in
SC, TN
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

501 20th St Ste 606
Knoxville, TN 37916-1809
Phone: (865) 546-8040
Fax: (865) 541-2787
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 7 Independence Pt Ste 300, Greenville, SC 29615-4569 — (864) 522-3700

Specialties & licences

Anesthesiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207L00000X · Licence 40681 (TN)
Anesthesiology Physician Taxonomy 207L00000X · Licence 92886 (SC)

Record details

NPI number1205852571
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 13, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAugust 21, 2024
Certification dateAugust 21, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyANESTHESIOLOGY
Medical schoolMEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2002 (24 years in practice)
Group practice Medstream Anesthesia Pllc — 577 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients262
Services billed 297 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $14 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Medstream Anesthesia PLLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 577 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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