Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Oakland, CA
Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Oakland, California, and NPI 1174961775, issued on Jun 5, 2013. Check the license (California A134804, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent Crawford Scharschmidt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A134804 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 280 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611
- Phone
- (510) 752-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161010002132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brent Crawford Scharschmidt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A134804Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,465 Medicare Part D claims for 794 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 165 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium547 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium235 claims
- Trazodone Hcl227 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate203 claims
- Lisinopril176 claims
- Losartan Potassium173 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brent Crawford Scharschmidt among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
432 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Oakland
They are 432 of the 18,558 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakland, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174961775, issued on Jun 5, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 280 W Macarthur Blvd, Oakland, CA, 94611. Phone: (510) 752-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A134804, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent Crawford Scharschmidt, M.D. had 5,465 Medicare Part D claims for 794 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.