Scott W. Mercer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Encinitas, CA
Scott W. Mercer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1295736031, issued on Aug 2, 2005. Check the license (California G47044, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott W. Mercer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G47044 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 944-8484
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120203000018); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott W. Mercer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G47044Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,948 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 266 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium189 claims
- Alprazolam187 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium155 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate142 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
- Lisinopril124 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $379.00
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Scott W. Mercer among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Scott W. Mercer, M.D. is one of 17,133 family 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Encinitas
They are 53 of the 1,874 NPPES records with a practice address in Encinitas, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Scott W. Mercer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott W. Mercer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295736031, issued on Aug 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott W. Mercer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 Santa FE Dr, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 944-8484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott W. Mercer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G47044, 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 W. Mercer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott W. Mercer, M.D. had 4,948 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.