NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott A. Scharfenstein

Anesthesiology Physician · Gulfport, MS

Scott A. Scharfenstein is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Gulfport, Mississippi, and NPI 1538666193, issued on Apr 10, 2018. Check the license (Mississippi 30069, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538666193
Name
Scott A. Scharfenstein
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
30069 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4500 13TH Street, Gulfport, MS 39501
Phone
(228) 865-3281
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2023
Fax
(228) 867-5117
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241007001106); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4500 13TH Street

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

  1. Manisha Bandamede, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033962626
  2. Jennifer Caldwell, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1215378658
  3. Chandra Essar Mal, M.DStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1528990942
  4. Gary Gentry, APRNNurse Practitioner1659477693
  5. Fariha Ghaffar, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1548050198
  6. Muhammad Tassaduq Hayat, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962348508

Verify Scott A. Scharfenstein in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $20.67

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Scharfenstein$20.67
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Childrens Hospital Anesthesia CorporationMetairie, LA
  2. Total Anesthesia Care Stph LLCCovington, LA
  3. Zephyr Anesthesia LLCGonzales, LA

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

Scott A. Scharfenstein among 320 anesthesiology physician records in Mississippi

Scott A. Scharfenstein is one of 320 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 83% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 194 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 66% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Gulfport

They are 22 of the 2,030 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulfport, and 320 anesthesiology physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward AlpaughGulfport, MS 395011215565148
  2. John Briggs, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011205247988
  3. Juanita Derouen, CRNAGulfport, MS 395011124107388
  4. Robert Donner, MDGulfport, MS 395011386008332
  5. Henry Hawney, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011578748117
  6. Davis Hutto, CRNAGulfport, MS 395011043399223
  7. Mark Postler, M.D.Gulfport, MS 395011821059676
  8. Daniel Russell, CRNAGulfport, MS 395011689743031

Common questions

What is Scott A. Scharfenstein's NPI number?

Scott A. Scharfenstein's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538666193, issued on Apr 10, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott A. Scharfenstein located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4500 13TH Street, Gulfport, MS, 39501. Phone: (228) 865-3281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott A. Scharfenstein's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 30069, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.