Dr. Scott E. Dlugos, MD

Dr. Dlugos practices at El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Centro, California, part of City of El Centro.

Dr. Dlugos' NPI, 1790748234, was assigned on April 7, 2006. Dr. Dlugos graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1990. Dr. Dlugos holds California license G77449.

Dr. Dlugos' primary practice is El Centro Regional Medical Center, at 1415 Ross Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243 in Imperial County. The practice phone is (760) 339-7100.

Dr. Dlugos' primary practice is El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Centro, California, part of City of El Centro. The medical group on file is Apogee Health Solutions LPC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dlugos to 12 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 home health agencies and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dlugos practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Dlugos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Dlugos' licenses on file in 5 states: California, Arizona, Hawaii, Michigan and Nevada.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, aneurysm, asthma, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bronchitis and bursitis among the conditions Dr. Dlugos treats.

CMS data shows 4,361 Medicare services from Dr. Dlugos across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,719 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $420,746 for them.

CMS counts 1,719 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dlugos in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 630 patients. 75% of them have copd, and 75% have high blood pressure. 62% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Dlugos' median patient age at 74, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Dlugos wrote 505 Medicare Part D claims for 420 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 341 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $32,761 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 690 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 19 out of 100 for Dr. Dlugos for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Dlugos accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dlugos as offering telehealth. CMS counts 314 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Dlugos, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 108 general payments to Dr. Dlugos from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $1,456.

Dr. Dlugos graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1990.

Dr. Dlugos is in network with 15 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.