NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott James Wenger, D.O.

Surgery Physician · San Diego, CA

Scott James Wenger, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1780659276, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (California 20A10859, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1780659276
Name
Scott James Wenger
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
20A10859 CA
34010762 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5893 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA 92111
Phone
(858) 616-5011
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(858) 616-5040
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160815001552); 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 5893 Copley Dr

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

  1. Vickie BrunkAudiologist1861438392
  2. Tony Cheng, MDGastroenterology Physician1629698923
  3. Yu Tin Chu ChenAudiologist1093550923
  4. Soyeon Chung, PH.D.Psychologist1124351804
  5. Jessica Collins, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.Plastic Surgery Physician1629321203
  6. Timothy Craft, M.D.Orthopaedic Trauma Physician1952543423

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

123 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.

  1. Scott Wenger123
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
  2. Meloxicam31 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 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: $101.72

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Wenger$101.72
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Marcos, CA

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

Scott James Wenger among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Scott James Wenger, D.O. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ro Park, MDSan Diego, CA 921111699799593
  2. Warren Tseng, MDSan Diego, CA 921111851558514
  3. Justin Wu, MDSan Diego, CA 921111811064769
  4. Yin-Vui Yong, M.D.San Diego, CA 921101437121696
  5. Edward Busch, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081720001241
  6. Julie Ellner, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081104876762
  7. Rodd Benfield, MDSan Diego, CA 921071033181326
  8. Jeffrey Mazin, M.D.,F.A.C.S.,INC.San Diego, CA 921171316044373

Common questions

What is Scott James Wenger, D.O.'s NPI number?

Scott James Wenger, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780659276, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott James Wenger, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5893 Copley Dr, San Diego, CA, 92111. Phone: (858) 616-5011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott James Wenger, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A10859, 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 James Wenger, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott James Wenger, D.O. had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.