NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott Edwards, MD

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Phoenix, AZ

Scott Edwards, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1356326169, issued on Dec 14, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 48056, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; 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
1356326169
Name
Scott Edwards
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
48056 AZ
33925 DC
156509 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
18444 N 25TH Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85023
Phone
(623) 537-5600
Enumerated
Dec 14, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 25, 2025
Fax
(866) 939-2673
Medicaid ID
860106 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250711000705); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1996
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 18444 N 25TH Ave

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

  1. Gagandeep Arora, D.C.Chiropractor1407904170
  2. William Brown, P.T., A.T.C, S.C.SPhysical Therapist1285690545
  3. Sepein Chiang, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1154491710
  4. Norman Chutkan, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1689682890
  5. Raymond Finch, PTPhysical Therapist1639551617
  6. Dariia GwinnBehavior Analyst1538738190

Verify Scott Edwards in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 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 score70.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $139.18

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Trimed, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Edwards$139.18
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Scott Edwards among 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona

Scott Edwards, MD is one of 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 83% 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, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 50 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 66 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Arizona.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Farhad Darbandi, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850231639437908
  2. Carter Lipton, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850201043477532
  3. Mitchel Lipton, M.D,Phoenix, AZ 850201760561377
  4. Vimala Ramachandran, MDPhoenix, AZ 850271386798890
  5. Justin Wong, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850271295979615
  6. Peter Campbell, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181225212962
  7. Mark Leber, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181396796090
  8. Ryan Odgers, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850181891014049

Common questions

What is Scott Edwards, MD's NPI number?

Scott Edwards, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356326169, issued on Dec 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott Edwards, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18444 N 25TH Ave, Phoenix, AZ, 85023. Phone: (623) 537-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott Edwards, MD's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 48056, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Scott Edwards, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.

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.