Scott Gustav Samelson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Tahoe City, CA
Scott Gustav Samelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tahoe City, California, and NPI 1356583264, issued on Mar 24, 2009. Check the license (California A126885, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Gustav Samelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A126885 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 925 North Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, CA 96145
- Phone
- (530) 581-8864
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210622000402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 925 North Lake Blvd
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Verify Scott Gustav Samelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A126885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
389 Medicare Part D claims for 137 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.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Omeprazole11 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tahoe Forest Hospital DistrictTruckee, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Gustav Samelson among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Scott Gustav Samelson, 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 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tahoe City
They are 4 of the 56 NPPES records with a practice address in Tahoe City, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Scott Gustav Samelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Scott Gustav Samelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356583264, issued on Mar 24, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Gustav Samelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 925 North Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, CA, 96145. Phone: (530) 581-8864. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Gustav Samelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A126885, 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 Gustav Samelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Gustav Samelson, M.D. had 389 Medicare Part D claims for 137 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.