Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Los Angeles, CA
Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1053669226, issued on Aug 20, 2012. Check the license (California E5065, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Scherer
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- E5065 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8540 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 106, Los Angeles, CA 90045
- Phone
- (310) 641-3555
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2012
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140109000518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Scherer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E5065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
68 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Terbinafine Hcl12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $348.57
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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.
Benjamin Scherer among 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California
Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M. is one of 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 970 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,248 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in California.
All 1,248 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Kaye, D.P.M.Los Angeles, CA 900451073587481
- Peter Kim, DPM, MSLos Angeles, CA 900451821257528
- David Liss, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900451568752582
- Romina Vincenti, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900451124372388
- Aleksandr Foygelman, D.P.M.West Hollywood, CA 900461265574669
- Donald Feigelson, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900481295844371
- Arash Hassid, DPMLos Angeles, CA 900481609055094
- Afshin Javaherian, D.P.MWest Hollywood, CA 900481396765673
Common questions
What is Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053669226, issued on Aug 20, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8540 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 106, Los Angeles, CA, 90045. Phone: (310) 641-3555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number E5065, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M. had 68 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Scherer, D.P.M.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.