NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott E. Dlugos, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · El Centro, CA

Scott E. Dlugos, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in El Centro, California, and NPI 1790748234, issued on Apr 7, 2006. Check the license (California G77449, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790748234
Name
Scott E. Dlugos
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
G77449 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1415 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA 92243
Phone
(619) 543-6463
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00G774490 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031107000605); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Michigan Medical School, 1990
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1415 Ross Ave

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

  1. Julie An, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1790289940
  2. Nasrin Ansari, MRAnesthesiology Physician1609960483
  3. Cesar Avila, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1871818831
  4. Victoria Baran, PAPhysician Assistant1023782067
  5. Deloris Barnes, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1013015486
  6. Silvestre Benitez AraujoFamily Nurse Practitioner1104774827

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

505 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Scott Dlugos505
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin111 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl42 claims
  3. Cefdinir35 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate35 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
  6. Santyl19 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 6.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%22.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $48.02

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Dlugos$48.02
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Apogee Health Solutions LpcRiverside, CA

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

Scott E. Dlugos among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Scott E. Dlugos, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cesar Avila, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431871818831
  2. Michael Berry, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431861494569
  3. Arnav Gupta, MDEl Centro, CA 922431801423470
  4. Megan Jackson, MDEl Centro, CA 922431154958437
  5. Albert Johnson, MDEl Centro, CA 922431356304620
  6. Sow Kobayashi, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431205194578
  7. Kyle Rourke, MDEl Centro, CA 922431851928386
  8. Scott Stirling, MDEl Centro, CA 922431811159270

Common questions

What is Scott E. Dlugos, MD's NPI number?

Scott E. Dlugos, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790748234, issued on Apr 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott E. Dlugos, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Ross Ave, El Centro, CA, 92243. Phone: (619) 543-6463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott E. Dlugos, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G77449, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Scott E. Dlugos, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott E. Dlugos, MD had 505 Medicare Part D claims for 420 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Scott E. Dlugos, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 6.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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