Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mason City, IA
Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mason City, Iowa, and NPI 1538292883, issued on Mar 14, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 36479, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Bentley Scherb
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 36479 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 S Crescent Dr, Mason City, IA 50401
- Phone
- (641) 494-5210
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2024
- Fax
- (641) 494-5214
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070625000391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Bentley Scherb in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 36479Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
188 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin134 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl20 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: $312.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Mason City Clinic PCMason City, IA
- North Iowa Mercy ClinicsMason City, IA
- Ottumwa Health Group LLCOttumwa, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Bentley Scherb among 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa
Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D. is one of 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 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 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Mason City
They are 10 of the 866 NPPES records with a practice address in Mason City, and 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gabrielle Brown, PAMason City, IA 504011902544182
- Scott Compton, D.OMason City, IA 504011568492593
- Michael Crane, M.D.Mason City, IA 504011033102686
- Timothy Gibbons, M.D.Mason City, IA 504011750374252
- Darron Jones, MDMason City, IA 504011285629519
- Eric Potthoff, D.O.Mason City, IA 504011538123526
- Mihail Radulescu, MDMason City, IA 504011265873418
- Richard Rattay, M.D.Mason City, IA 504011295737484
Common questions
What is Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538292883, issued on Mar 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 S Crescent Dr, Mason City, IA, 50401. Phone: (641) 494-5210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 36479, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Bentley Scherb, M.D. had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.