Nicholas Scharff, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Nicholas Scharff, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1487712717, issued on Dec 6, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD017314E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Scharff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD017314E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
- Phone
- (215) 829-3521
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 829-3532
- Medicaid ID
- 0008048450001 PA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Scharff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD017314ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Nicholas Scharff among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas Scharff, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,855 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Philadelphia
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Scharff, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Scharff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487712717, issued on Dec 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Scharff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106. Phone: (215) 829-3521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Scharff, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD017314E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Scharff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Scharff, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.