Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Douglas Scott, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Beaufort, SC

Douglas Scott, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1043545965, issued on Oct 9, 2009. Check the license (South Carolina 35038, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1043545965
Name
Douglas Scott
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
35038 SC
252910 NY
13572 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1076 Ribaut RD Ste 101, Beaufort, SC 29902
Phone
(843) 525-0045
Enumerated
Oct 9, 2009
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1076 Ribaut RD Ste 101

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Emre Caglayan, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578950960
  2. Bryan Castro, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1356388045
  3. Daniel Delgaizo, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1205057577
  4. Cristina LaabsPhysician Assistant1922679539
  5. James Langford, PA-CPhysician Assistant1942787866
  6. Patrick PallittoAdult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1205499233

Verify Douglas Scott in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

591 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 346 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Scott591
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen194 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen84 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone48 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl44 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl29 claims
  6. Gabapentin23 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%84.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%97.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $327.13

2 payments, mostly consulting fee; the largest payer was Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Douglas Scott$327.13
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Beaufort Orthopaedic Sports And Spine Center LLCHilton Head Island, SC
  2. Cora South Carolina LLCBeaufort, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 442 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina

  1. John Adams, M.D.Greenville, SC1629206255
  2. Nathanael Adams, MDGreer, SC1992364731
  3. David Ajibade, MDOrangeburg, SC1407050248
  4. John Allen, MD, MSCRCharleston, SC1881437960
  5. James Amlicke, MDBeaufort, SC1740219013
  6. Eric Angermeier, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC1720285539
  7. Frank Armocida, M.D.Greer, SC1720176126
  8. Nicholas ArpeyCharleston, SC1427551241
  9. James Aymond, MDCharleston, SC1316972615
  10. Jack AyresColumbia, SC1679278097

Common questions

What is Douglas Scott, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas Scott, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043545965, issued on Oct 9, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Scott, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1076 Ribaut RD Ste 101, Beaufort, SC, 29902. Phone: (843) 525-0045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Scott, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 35038, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Douglas Scott, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Scott, M.D. had 591 Medicare Part D claims for 284 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Douglas Scott, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.