Herbert Scott Awender, MD
Surgery Physician · Akron, OH
Herbert Scott Awender, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Akron, Ohio, and NPI 1245308055, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.067024, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Herbert Scott Awender
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 35.067024 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 157 W Cedar St, Akron, OH 44307
- Phone
- (330) 253-3227
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (330) 253-2341
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091203000250); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 157 W Cedar St
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Verify Herbert Scott Awender in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.067024Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
270 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sodium Chloride68 claims
- Dextrose 5%-0.45% Nacl52 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl29 claims
- Magnesium Sulfate13 claims
- Metronidazole12 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $29.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Partners Physician GroupAkron, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Herbert Scott Awender among 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio
Herbert Scott Awender, MD is one of 1,249 surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 73% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 208600000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,249 surgery physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marita Bauman, M.D.Akron, OH 443071790048866
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- Terry Carman, M.D.Akron, OH 443071619233822
- Andrew Fenton, MDAkron, OH 443071518041565
- Mark Horattas, M.D.Akron, OH 443071922096817
- Erik Lichtenberger, M.D.Akron, OH 443071750497327
- Robert Marley, MDAkron, OH 443071639260250
- Amanda Mendiola, M.D.Akron, OH 443071982890091
Common questions
What is Herbert Scott Awender, MD's NPI number?
Herbert Scott Awender, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245308055, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Herbert Scott Awender, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 157 W Cedar St, Akron, OH, 44307. Phone: (330) 253-3227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Herbert Scott Awender, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.067024, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Herbert Scott Awender, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Herbert Scott Awender, MD had 270 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.