Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O.
Neurology Physician · Huntsville, AL
Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1255327557, issued on Sep 22, 2005. Check the license (Alabama DO848, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Christopher Hitchcock
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- DO848 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 185 Chateau Dr SW Ste 301, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 533-4402
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 551-1902
- Medicaid ID
- 51523310 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040922001199); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 185 Chateau Dr SW Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Scott Christopher Hitchcock in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO848Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
9,838 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 625 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin552 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen453 claims
- Donepezil Hcl393 claims
- Pregabalin332 claims
- Memantine Hcl319 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl311 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): 94.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,872.04
351 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Clinic For Neurology, PAHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Christopher Hitchcock among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama
Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O. is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% 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, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.
All 259 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anjaneyulu Alapati, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011992791297
- Aruna Arora, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011669689857
- Amit Arora, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011750598660
- Kasha Benton, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011730524919
- David Greer, MDHuntsville, AL 358011013064815
- Katherine Heaton, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011982090353
- Richard Hull, MDHuntsville, AL 358011760434815
- Harry McDaris, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011265499099
Common questions
What is Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O.'s NPI number?
Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255327557, issued on Sep 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 185 Chateau Dr SW Ste 301, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 533-4402. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO848, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O. had 9,838 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott Christopher Hitchcock, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.