Stephen Scherr, MD
Specialist · Salinas, CA
Stephen Scherr, MD is a specialist with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1780687244, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (California G85703, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Scherr
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- G85703 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 E Romie LN, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 622-8400
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070216000655); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Scherr in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license G85703Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone92 claims
- Ibuprofen84 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Cefdinir28 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl23 claims
- Levofloxacin18 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): 80.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF Santa ClaraSan Jose, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Scherr among 5,749 specialist records in California
Stephen Scherr, MD is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in California
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Steven DenmarkSalinas, CA 939011487624094
- Jose Jimenez, P.A.Salinas, CA 939011174558563
- Donald Kilgard, MDSalinas, CA 939011851392559
- William Koehne, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011124124540
- Steven Mangar, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011205840451
- Frederick Miranda, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011548487408
Common questions
What is Stephen Scherr, MD's NPI number?
Stephen Scherr, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780687244, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Scherr, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 E Romie LN, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 622-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Scherr, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G85703, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Scherr, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Scherr, MD had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Scherr, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 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.