Barbara A. Scherer, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Ft Lauderdale, FL
Barbara A. Scherer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1225041882, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0059753, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara A. Scherer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME0059753 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2001 E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
- Phone
- (954) 771-3737
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (954) 771-9980
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050929001181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barbara A. Scherer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0059753Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,566 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam222 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium179 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate134 claims
- Omeprazole104 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium88 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $838.25
31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Barbara A. Scherer among 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida
Barbara A. Scherer, MD is one of 10,151 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 6,606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
47 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Ft Lauderdale
They are 47 of the 1,505 NPPES records with a practice address in Ft Lauderdale, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Barbara A. Scherer, MD's NPI number?
Barbara A. Scherer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225041882, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara A. Scherer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2001 E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, FL, 33308. Phone: (954) 771-3737. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara A. Scherer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0059753, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barbara A. Scherer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara A. Scherer, MD had 3,566 Medicare Part D claims for 266 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.