NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Scott Underwood, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Indianapolis, IN

John Scott Underwood, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1508391194, issued on Apr 20, 2017. Check the license (Indiana 01086002A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508391194
Name
John Scott Underwood
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
01086002A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8111 S Emerson Ave Ste 101, Indianapolis, IN 46237
Phone
(317) 859-5252
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2025
Fax
(317) 859-5258
Medicaid ID
300067966 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221021001475); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 8111 S Emerson Ave Ste 101

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

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  4. Elizabeth KujalaFamily Nurse Practitioner1215578414
  5. Alison Laflower, MSN, APRN, BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1114157633
  6. Ashley Lynn, PHARMDPharmacist1467081141

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

104 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. John Underwood104
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prochlorperazine Maleate14 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: $69.99

1 payment: education; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Underwood$69.99
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Franciscan Physician NetworkIndianapolis, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Scott Underwood among 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana

John Scott Underwood, MD is one of 2,109 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2005 among the 1,448 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 43% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

699 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Indianapolis

They are 699 of the 30,493 NPPES records with a practice address in Indianapolis, and 2,109 internal medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stanley Adkins, MDIndianapolis, IN 462371972609493
  2. Waled Bahaj, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462371316300601
  3. Anthony Dowell, MDIndianapolis, IN 462371922046150
  4. Sumayya Fatima, MDIndianapolis, IN 462371346275666
  5. Steven Hill, MDFishers, IN 462371598716458
  6. Linda Huck, MDIndianapolis, IN 462371568567758
  7. Kurtis Hull, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462371255350674
  8. Kathryn Keller, MDIndianapolis, IN 462371821193178

Common questions

What is John Scott Underwood, MD's NPI number?

John Scott Underwood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508391194, issued on Apr 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Scott Underwood, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8111 S Emerson Ave Ste 101, Indianapolis, IN, 46237. Phone: (317) 859-5252. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Scott Underwood, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01086002A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Scott Underwood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Scott Underwood, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 29 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.