Paul J. Scherer, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Glen Carbon, IL
Paul J. Scherer, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Glen Carbon, Illinois, and NPI 1881679181, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036087855, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul J. Scherer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 036087855 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4804 S State Route 159 Ste 10, Glen Carbon, IL 62034
- Phone
- (618) 391-5080
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 036087855 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041104001175); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4804 S State Route 159 Ste 10
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Peter Anderson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1548245848
- Thomas Zaiz, PASurgical Physician Assistant1639223571
Verify Paul J. Scherer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036087855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
416 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam76 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl52 claims
- Celecoxib43 claims
- Methylprednisolone42 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium30 claims
- Cefdinir25 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: $50.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heraeus Medical, LLC. 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 one group practice
- Anderson Medical Group LLCEdwardsville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul J. Scherer among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Paul J. Scherer, MD is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Glen Carbon
They are 5 of the 379 NPPES records with a practice address in Glen Carbon, and 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 995 in Illinois → Every provider in Glen Carbon → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Anderson, MDGlen Carbon, IL 620341548245848
- Craig Beyer, MDGlen Carbon, IL 620341437134731
- Timothy Penn, MDGlen Carbon, IL 620341124003439
- James Sola, MDGlen Carbon, IL 620341306821616
- Arturo Joson, M.D.Jerseyville, IL 620521972516326
- Gregg Podleski, D.O.Litchfield, IL 620561376596395
- Brett Grebing, MDMaryville, IL 620621447252978
- Kyle Shepperson, MDMaryville, IL 620621407831704
Common questions
What is Paul J. Scherer, MD's NPI number?
Paul J. Scherer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881679181, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul J. Scherer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4804 S State Route 159 Ste 10, Glen Carbon, IL, 62034. Phone: (618) 391-5080. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul J. Scherer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036087855, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul J. Scherer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul J. Scherer, MD had 416 Medicare Part D claims for 163 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.