Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA
Physician Assistant · Augusta, GA
Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1972937571, issued on Aug 30, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 2548, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard Arthur Scherer
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 2548 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 811 13TH St, Augusta, GA 30901
- Phone
- (706) 722-3401
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 724-6540
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131125000964); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard Arthur Scherer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license 2548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 196 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt201 claims
- Tramadol Hcl139 claims
- Dexamethasone120 claims
- Gabapentin62 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine55 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl53 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $510.99
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Augusta Orthopedic And Sports Medicine Specialists, PCEvans, GA
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard Arthur Scherer among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia
Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 34% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2018 among the 2,761 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
231 physician assistant records list a practice address in Augusta
They are 231 of the 7,009 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA's NPI number?
Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972937571, issued on Aug 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 13TH St, Augusta, GA, 30901. Phone: (706) 722-3401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 2548, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA had 1,050 Medicare Part D claims for 459 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.