Brian Scott Penton, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · San Luis Obispo, CA
Brian Scott Penton, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Luis Obispo, California, and NPI 1558316083, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (California A84188, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Scott Penton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A84188 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 Bishop St Bldg A Ste 110, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
- Phone
- (805) 548-8585
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 548-8589
- Medicaid ID
- 00A841880 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060817000617); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Scott Penton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84188Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,239 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol118 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate87 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Prosol73 claims
- Allopurinol64 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 19.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $21.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Central Coast Renal Care IncSan Luis Obispo, CA
- Pacific Central Coast Health CentersArroyo Grande, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Scott Penton among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Brian Scott Penton, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in San Luis Obispo → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ernest Daniel Dytiapco, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011255629846
- Scott Morey, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011770661894
- Michael Dibiase, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051316188048
- Anthony Wolfe, MDSan Luis Obispo, CA 934051477637783
- Muthiyaliah Babu, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541033141213
- James Jones, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541053486399
- Hatem MezherSanta Maria, CA 934541467716274
- Arashdeep Poonia, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541417235672
Common questions
What is Brian Scott Penton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Scott Penton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558316083, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Scott Penton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 Bishop St Bldg A Ste 110, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401. Phone: (805) 548-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Scott Penton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84188, 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 Brian Scott Penton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Scott Penton, M.D. had 1,239 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Scott Penton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.5 of 100. 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.