Dr. Scott A. Derkum, MD

Dr. Derkum practices at PIH Health Downey Hospital in Downey, California, part of PIH Health.

Dr. Derkum's NPI, 1588660849, was assigned on June 22, 2005. Dr. Derkum graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1995. Dr. Derkum holds California license C54344.

Dr. Derkum's primary practice is PIH Health Downey Hospital, at 11500 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (562) 904-5000.

Dr. Derkum's primary practice is PIH Health Downey Hospital in Downey, California, part of PIH Health. The medical group on file is PIH Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Derkum to 2 more medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Derkum practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hospitalist is Dr. Derkum's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Derkum is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Derkum's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Dmand AI lists anemia, cardiac arrhythmia, chest pain, circulation problems, congestive heart failure, electrolyte disorders, gastrointestinal bleeding and gastrointestinal inflammation among the conditions Dr. Derkum treats.

CMS data shows 602 Medicare services from Dr. Derkum across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 262 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,656 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 262 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Derkum in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 97 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 79% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.02, 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. Derkum's median patient age at 64, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Derkum wrote 363 Medicare Part D claims for 155 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 122 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,996 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 103 claims across 7 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Derkum for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Derkum accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Derkum from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $115.

Dr. Derkum graduated from Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1995.

Dr. Derkum is in network with 10 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.