Louis S. Scarcella, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Laguna Hills, CA
Louis S. Scarcella, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1821052598, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (California G40507, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis S. Scarcella
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- G40507 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24221 Calle DE LA Louisa, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
- Phone
- (949) 770-7691
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 29, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (949) 465-8159
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Louis S. Scarcella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G40507Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,307 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium263 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium249 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium230 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate170 claims
- Lisinopril156 claims
- Losartan Potassium144 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Louis S. Scarcella among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Louis S. Scarcella, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
56 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Hills
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Common questions
What is Louis S. Scarcella, MD's NPI number?
Louis S. Scarcella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821052598, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis S. Scarcella, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24221 Calle DE LA Louisa, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 770-7691. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis S. Scarcella, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G40507, 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 Louis S. Scarcella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis S. Scarcella, MD had 4,307 Medicare Part D claims for 378 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Louis S. Scarcella, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.9 of 100. 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.