Thomas Ross Scherer, DO
Surgery Physician · Hanford, CA
Thomas Ross Scherer, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hanford, California, and NPI 1679539365, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (California 20A11656, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Ross Scherer
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 20A11656 CA
DO17797 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Mall Dr Ste 213, Hanford, CA 93230
- Phone
- (541) 408-2925
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 047824 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111017000220); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Ross Scherer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A11656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Omeprazole15 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $960.88
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkHanford, CA
- Central Valley General HospitalHanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Ross Scherer among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Thomas Ross Scherer, DO 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
- Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Hanford → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Eustermann, M.D.Hanford, CA 932301184680373
- Ying-Chien Lee, M.D.Hanford, CA 932301376500249
- Uriel Limjoco, M.D.Hanford, CA 932301073582250
- Thomas Monfore, M.D.Hanford, CA 932301164488342
- Hemn Qader, M.D.Hanford, CA 932301952797490
- Kent Skogerson, MDLake Isabella, CA 932401730388992
- Whitney Guerrero, MDDelano, CA 932151346685153
- Karim Zahriya, MDDelano, CA 932151023098266
Common questions
What is Thomas Ross Scherer, DO's NPI number?
Thomas Ross Scherer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679539365, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Ross Scherer, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Mall Dr Ste 213, Hanford, CA, 93230. Phone: (541) 408-2925. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Ross Scherer, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A11656, 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 Thomas Ross Scherer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Ross Scherer, DO had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Ross Scherer, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. 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.