Merlyn Scoggin, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Mission Viejo, CA
Merlyn Scoggin, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1336404664, issued on Jul 12, 2012. Check the license (California A142944, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Merlyn Scoggin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A142944 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 26024 Acero, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
- Phone
- (714) 545-5550
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240223001139); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 26024 Acero
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shahrzad Arjomandi, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1124746318
- Madeleine Fajilan, PA-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1548810591
- Krista Fendrick, PA-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1316297286
- Monique Hutchinson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154701399
- Sarah Kantelis, PAPsychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1881047892
- Jenny Le, PA-CPhysician Assistant1518596568
Verify Merlyn Scoggin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A142944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $204.57
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists IncMission Viejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Merlyn Scoggin among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Merlyn Scoggin, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
All 8,673 in California → Every provider in Mission Viejo → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Azhar Abdullah, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911417351503
- Usa Aroonlap, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911609171909
- Karla Benzl, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911962794073
- Amir Faghfoory, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911245558105
- Erin Fletcher, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911205495645
- Rajai Ghosheh, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911164638870
- Scott Ispirescu, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911023148525
- Alexei Michelson, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911255372389
Common questions
What is Merlyn Scoggin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Merlyn Scoggin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336404664, issued on Jul 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Merlyn Scoggin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26024 Acero, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (714) 545-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Merlyn Scoggin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A142944, 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 Merlyn Scoggin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Merlyn Scoggin, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.