NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott E. Adams, DPM

Podiatrist · Arroyo Grande, CA

Scott E. Adams, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Arroyo Grande, California, and NPI 1609860709, issued on Sep 2, 2005. Check the license (California E3834, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609860709
Name
Scott E. Adams
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Podiatrist 213E00000X
License number
E3834 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
310 S Halcyon RD, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
Phone
(805) 481-0881
Enumerated
Sep 2, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(805) 481-0835
Medicaid ID
000E38340 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041222000739); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
California School Of Podiatric Medicine, 1991
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 310 S Halcyon RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nickolas Grimes, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1013594308
  2. Andrew Monroy, M.D.Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1518957539

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average podiatrist in 2024

880 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Scott Adams880
  2. Specialty average314

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin217 claims
  2. Pregabalin201 claims
  3. Cephalexin65 claims
  4. Triamcinolone Acetonide58 claims
  5. Terbinafine Hcl51 claims
  6. Allopurinol37 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $21.19

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Adams$21.19
  2. Specialty average$2,476.60

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

  1. Scott E Adams Dpm IncArroyo Grande, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Scott E. Adams among 1,023 podiatrist records in California

Scott E. Adams, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 1998 among the 593 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Podiatrist providers in California

There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.

The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julie Russcher, D.P.M.Lompoc, CA 934361952472227
  2. Faridi Sherieff, D.P.M.Lompoc, CA 934361346311610
  3. Robert Daniels, DPMLos Osos, CA 934021063489532
  4. Rex Thornhill, DPMPaso Robles, CA 934461376526020
  5. Richard Norman, DPMPismo Beach, CA 934491831119718
  6. David BentleySanta Maria, CA 934551750796660
  7. Mark Miller, DPMSanta Maria, CA 934551629063946
  8. Andrew Hewchuck, D.P.M.Bishop, CA 935141003979931

Common questions

What is Scott E. Adams, DPM's NPI number?

Scott E. Adams, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609860709, issued on Sep 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott E. Adams, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 S Halcyon RD, Arroyo Grande, CA, 93420. Phone: (805) 481-0881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott E. Adams, DPM's license?

NPPES lists California license number E3834, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Scott E. Adams, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott E. Adams, DPM had 880 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Scott E. Adams, DPM's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.