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.
- 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
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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.
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Verify Scott E. Adams in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E3834Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin217 claims
- Pregabalin201 claims
- Cephalexin65 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide58 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl51 claims
- 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.
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
- 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.
All 1,023 in California → Every provider in Arroyo Grande → Podiatrist nationwide →
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- Julie Russcher, D.P.M.Lompoc, CA 934361952472227
- Faridi Sherieff, D.P.M.Lompoc, CA 934361346311610
- Robert Daniels, DPMLos Osos, CA 934021063489532
- Rex Thornhill, DPMPaso Robles, CA 934461376526020
- Richard Norman, DPMPismo Beach, CA 934491831119718
- David BentleySanta Maria, CA 934551750796660
- Mark Miller, DPMSanta Maria, CA 934551629063946
- 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.