Brett Scharf
Family Medicine Physician · Altoona, PA
Brett Scharf is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1902876634, issued on Jan 25, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS007239L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brett Scharf
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OS007239L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA 16602
- Phone
- (814) 941-8811
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100924000636); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brett Scharf in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS007239LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
65,634 Medicare Part D claims for 1,899 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 2,395 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis2,941 claims
- Furosemide2,717 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium2,346 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium2,138 claims
- Gabapentin1,776 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium1,580 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): 73.6 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: $146.73
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.Altoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brett Scharf among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Brett Scharf is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 53 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeffrey Armstrong, MDAltoona, PA 166021336465814
- April Cindric, MDAltoona, PA 166021790136869
- Suzanne DibAltoona, PA 166021033315569
- Penne EdgellAltoona, PA 166021831169572
- Fidelis Ejianreh, D.O.Altoona, PA 166021699746990
- Regino Flores, M.D.Altoona, PA 166021588640403
- Sean Hampton, D.O.Altoona, PA 166021023335320
- Tanya Holsopple, DOAltoona, PA 166021548254873
Common questions
What is Brett Scharf's NPI number?
Brett Scharf's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902876634, issued on Jan 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brett Scharf located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 9TH Ave, Altoona, PA, 16602. Phone: (814) 941-8811. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brett Scharf's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS007239L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brett Scharf prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brett Scharf had 65,634 Medicare Part D claims for 1,899 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brett Scharf's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 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.