Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Scot A Brewster, MD

Individual provider Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · NPI 1568469815

Scot A Brewster, MD practises Cardiac Surgery in LA Jolla, California. Graduated from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 1982, 44 years ago. Practices with Scripps Health, a 1,446-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
44
Trained at
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

9850 Genesee Ave Ste 560
LA Jolla, CA 92037-1229 Not confirmed with CMS for 14 years — call before visiting
Phone: (858) 455-6330
Fax: (858) 455-5408
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Specialties & licences

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence A46084 (CA)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence A46084 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1568469815
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 1, 2005
Last updated in NPPESDecember 9, 2011

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyCARDIAC SURGERY
Also practisesGENERAL SURGERY, THORACIC SURGERY
Medical schoolGEISEL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT DARTMOUTH
Graduated 1982 (44 years in practice)
Group practice Scripps Health — 1446 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

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Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) 15 times · 55th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients118
Services billed 216 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age78

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $921 27 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla Hospital · La Jolla, CA
  • Seaport Scripps Home Health Home health agency · San Diego, CA

Colleagues at Scripps Health

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1446 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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