NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott Russell Junkins, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

Scott Russell Junkins, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1518139922, issued on Mar 25, 2008. Check the license (Utah 60202731205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing 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
1518139922
Name
Scott Russell Junkins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
60202731205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Dept OF Anesthesiology University OF Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
Phone
(801) 581-6393
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2008
Record last updated
Oct 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090818000474); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2004
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.
Download card Updates feed

Verify Scott Russell Junkins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
    Search for license 60202731205
    Check the board
  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
Open the Utah license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024

101 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.

  1. Scott Junkins101
  2. Specialty average402

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
  2. Pregabalin14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score85.6
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT

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

Scott Russell Junkins among 670 anesthesiology physician records in Utah

Scott Russell Junkins, M.D. is one of 670 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

293 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Salt Lake City

They are 293 of the 21,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Salt Lake City, and 670 anesthesiology physician records in Utah.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shane Brogan, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321851481436
  2. Ben Chortkoff, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321114960978
  3. Clint Christensen, MDSlc, UT 841321174576961
  4. Georges Desjardins, MDSlc, UT 841321184677528
  5. Matthew Griffee, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321437187978
  6. Kenward Johnson, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321790875391
  7. Peter Liu, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841321124091152
  8. Scott Richardson, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321114017738

Common questions

What is Scott Russell Junkins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Scott Russell Junkins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518139922, issued on Mar 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott Russell Junkins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Dept OF Anesthesiology University OF Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132. Phone: (801) 581-6393. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott Russell Junkins, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 60202731205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Scott Russell Junkins, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott Russell Junkins, M.D. had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Scott Russell Junkins, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.