Scot A Brewster, MD - Medicare Cardiac Surgery in La Jolla, CA

Scot A Brewster, MD is a medicare enrolled "Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)" physician in La Jolla, California. He went to Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth and graduated in 1982 and has 42 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Cardiac Surgery. He is a member of the group practice Scripps Health and his current practice location is 9850 Genesee Ave, Ste 560, La Jolla, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (858) 455-6330.

Scot A Brewster is licensed to practice in California (license number A46084) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1568469815.

Contact Information

Scot A Brewster, MD
9850 Genesee Ave, Ste 560,
La Jolla, CA 92037-1229
(858) 455-6330
(858) 455-5408

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Physician's Profile

Full NameScot A Brewster
GenderMale
SpecialityCardiac Surgery
Experience42 Years
Location9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsYes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.
  Medical Education and Training:
  • Scot A Brewster attended and graduated from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth in 1982
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1568469815
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 07/01/2005
  • Last Update Date: 12/09/2011
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4486660602
  • Enrollment ID: I20060224000718

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Scot A Brewster such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1568469815NPI-NPPES
00A460840MedicaidCA

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208G00000XThoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) A46084 (California)Primary
208600000XSurgery A46084 (California)Secondary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility NameLocationFacility Type
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa jolla, CAHospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice NameGroup PECOS PAC IDNo. of Members
Scripps Health92340338531362

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Scot A Brewster allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameScripps Health
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1881636108
PECOS PAC ID: 9234033853
Enrollment ID: O20031124000822

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Scot A Brewster is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Scot A Brewster, MD
Po Box 514016,
Los Angeles, CA 90051-4016

Ph: (858) 455-6330
Scot A Brewster, MD
9850 Genesee Ave, Ste 560,
La Jolla, CA 92037-1229

Ph: (858) 455-6330

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