Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH
Family Medicine Physician · La Quinta, CA
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH is a family medicine physician with a practice address in La Quinta, California, and NPI 1881610939, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (California G36340, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph E. Scherger
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G36340 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 45280 Seeley Dr, La Quinta, CA 92253
- Phone
- (760) 610-7300
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G363400 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040719001526); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1975
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph E. Scherger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G36340Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,702 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium239 claims
- Metformin Hcl195 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium184 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate118 claims
- Lisinopril118 claims
- Losartan Potassium114 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): 84.3 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: $265.91
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Eisenhower Medical CenterLa Quinta, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph E. Scherger among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in La Quinta
They are 27 of the 468 NPPES records with a practice address in La Quinta, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881610939, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 45280 Seeley Dr, La Quinta, CA, 92253. Phone: (760) 610-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number G36340, 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 Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH had 3,702 Medicare Part D claims for 622 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph E. Scherger, MD, MPH's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.