NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vernon Leon Scott, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Tuscaloosa, AL

Vernon Leon Scott, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and NPI 1992786958, issued on Nov 8, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 8944, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1992786958
Name
Vernon Leon Scott
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
8944 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
922 Fairfax Park, Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Phone
(205) 391-9300
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 391-9374
Medicaid ID
000013128 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101119000498); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1978
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 922 Fairfax Park

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Verify Vernon Leon Scott in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

21,014 Medicare Part D claims for 1,047 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 217 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vernon Scott21,014
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,309 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate1,023 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium600 claims
  4. Gabapentin510 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium506 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride483 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: $371.86

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vernon Scott$371.86
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

Vernon Leon Scott among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Vernon Leon Scott, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

139 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tuscaloosa

They are 139 of the 2,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Tuscaloosa, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Tuscaloosa → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Craig Buettner, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061134291263
  2. Matthew Freeman, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061750482477
  3. Herman Fritz, M.D.Tuscaloosa, AL 354061225056542
  4. Katherine Grelle, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061770779332
  5. Jinwoo Hur, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061306336011
  6. Jeffery Laubenthal, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061184796211
  7. Stevie Lovelady, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061295801579
  8. Perry Lovely, MDTuscaloosa, AL 354061679588255

Common questions

What is Vernon Leon Scott, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vernon Leon Scott, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992786958, issued on Nov 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vernon Leon Scott, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 922 Fairfax Park, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35406. Phone: (205) 391-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vernon Leon Scott, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 8944, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vernon Leon Scott, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vernon Leon Scott, M.D. had 21,014 Medicare Part D claims for 1,047 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.