Kent Michael Scruggs, DO
Surgery Physician · Galveston, TX
Kent Michael Scruggs, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Galveston, Texas, and NPI 1174267884, issued on Apr 27, 2022. Check the license (Texas BP10079553, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Michael Scruggs
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- BP10079553 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555
- Phone
- (409) 772-0764
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kent Michael Scruggs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license BP10079553Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
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: $2,120.81
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
Kent Michael Scruggs among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Kent Michael Scruggs, DO is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 94% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 surgery physician records list a practice address in Galveston
They are 69 of the 2,532 NPPES records with a practice address in Galveston, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Kent Michael Scruggs, DO's NPI number?
Kent Michael Scruggs, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174267884, issued on Apr 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Michael Scruggs, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555. Phone: (409) 772-0764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Michael Scruggs, DO's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number BP10079553, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kent Michael Scruggs, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Michael Scruggs, DO had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 22 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.