Dr. D Scott Upton, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 759
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 325
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,834
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $2,237
- Practice address
- 8765 Aero Dr Suite 130 Suite 130, San Diego, CA 92123-1767
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 541-0181
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Focus Health
Primary care practice · San Diego, California
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Dr. D Scott Upton is an internist in San Diego, California
Dr. Upton practices at Focus Health in San Diego, California.
Dr. Upton's NPI, 1417994898, was assigned on June 2, 2006. Dr. Upton graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Upton holds California license A84415.
- NPI
- 1417994898NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9436127586
- NPI enumeration date
- June 2, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (858) 541-0181
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. D Scott Upton practices at Focus Health in San Diego, California
Dr. Upton's primary practice is Focus Health, at 8765 Aero Dr Suite 130 Suite 130, San Diego, CA 92123-1767. The practice phone is (858) 541-0181.
- Focus Health8765 Aero Dr Suite 130 Suite 130, San Diego, CA 92123-1767Phone(858) 541-0181
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. D Scott Upton is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Upton's primary practice is Focus Health in San Diego, California. Dr. Upton is also affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is FocusHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Upton to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. D Scott Upton's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Upton practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Focus Health | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. D Scott Upton is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Upton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Upton is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Upton
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. D Scott Upton billed Medicare for 759 services in 2024
CMS data shows 759 Medicare services from Dr. Upton across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 325 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,693 for them.
Dr. Upton's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6042024: 6386%
- Other services
- 2023: 932024: 10715%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 202024: 1430%
Where Dr. Upton's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office48063%
- In a facility27937%
Dr. Upton compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Upton
- California median
- Medicare services
- 759vs 3612.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 325vs 1512.2 times
- Part D claims
- 3,044vs 4217.2 times
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Upton's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. D Scott Upton treated 325 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 325 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Upton in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 122 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.83, 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. Upton's median patient age at 50, with 57% women.
Dr. Upton's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Upton's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18758%
- Men13842%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Upton's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis44%
- Diabetes36%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Atrial fibrillation29%
- Mood disorders29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Upton's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 50
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. D Scott Upton wrote 3,834 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Upton wrote 3,834 Medicare Part D claims for 395 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,044 of them, across 87 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $298,799 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,482 claims across 86 drugs.
Dr. Upton's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,218 claims84%
- Brand-name601 claims16%
- Other15 claims0%
Dr. Upton's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Upton's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%138 of 3,834 claims
- Antibiotics3%122 of 3,834 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%30 of 3,834 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,4822024: 3,04413%
Drugs named by CMS: 87 in 2024, 86 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. D Scott Upton ranks in the 67th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
Dr. Upton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Upton as offering telehealth. CMS counts 24 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Upton, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Upton ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 67th percentile24 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. D Scott Upton received $2,237 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 124 general payments to Dr. Upton from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $366.
General payments to Dr. Upton by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Upton by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,17997%
- Education$573%
Companies that paid Dr. Upton the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. D Scott Upton graduated from Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Upton graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1998.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. D Scott Upton's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. D Scott Upton's NPI number?
Dr. D Scott Upton's NPI number is 1417994898. It was assigned on June 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. D Scott Upton?
Dr. D Scott Upton is an internist in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. D Scott Upton practice?
Dr. Upton practices at 8765 Aero Dr Suite 130 Suite 130, San Diego, CA 92123-1767. Dr. Upton's primary practice is Focus Health in San Diego, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Upton to 3 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. D Scott Upton's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Upton is (858) 541-0181.
What is Dr. D Scott Upton's medical license number?
Dr. Upton holds California license A84415.
Which hospitals is Dr. D Scott Upton affiliated with?
Dr. Upton is affiliated with Sharp Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Upton to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. D Scott Upton part of?
Dr. Upton is linked to FocusHealth. Dmand AI links Dr. Upton to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. D Scott Upton accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Upton billed Medicare for 759 services in 2024, and Dr. Upton accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. D Scott Upton offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Upton as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. D Scott Upton see?
CMS counts 325 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Upton in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. D Scott Upton bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Upton's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and medicare service (G0439).
Where did Dr. D Scott Upton go to medical school?
Dr. Upton graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1998.
What drugs does Dr. D Scott Upton prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Upton's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Dr. D Scott Upton received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,237 in general payments to Dr. Upton from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. D Scott Upton been practicing?
Dr. Upton graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
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