Dr. Scott M. Sutherland, MD

  • Palo Alto, CA
  • Pediatric nephrology physician
NPI1518027291PAC ID8426120163
Medicare services, 2024
39
Medicare patients, 2024
17
Publications
82
Clinical trials
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Practice phone
Call (650) 497-8000
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Primary practice

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

Hospital · Palo Alto, California

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Dr. Scott M. Sutherland is a pediatric nephrology physician in Palo Alto, California

Dr. Sutherland practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California, part of Stanford University.

Dr. Sutherland's NPI, 1518027291, was assigned on December 11, 2006. Dr. Sutherland graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Sutherland holds California license A83954.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8426120163
NPI enumeration date
December 11, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(650) 497-8000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
50
Medical school graduation
2002

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California

Dr. Sutherland's primary practice is Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, at 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (650) 497-8000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Sutherland's primary practice is Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California, part of Stanford University. The medical group on file is Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sutherland to 1 more medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Sutherland's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott M. Sutherland's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital StanfordAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Scott M. Sutherland is one of 106 pediatric nephrology physicians in California

Pediatric nephrology is Dr. Sutherland's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2080P0210X. Dr. Sutherland is board certified in pediatric nephrology by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dmand AI has Dr. Sutherland's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Hawaii.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Pediatric nephrology, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A83954 · 2003 to 2027 · taxonomy 2080P0210X
  • Hawaii license2025 to 2026

Pediatric nephrology physicians near Dr. Sutherland

Counts of pediatric nephrology physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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Dr. Scott M. Sutherland billed Medicare for 39 services in 2024

CMS data shows 39 Medicare services from Dr. Sutherland across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 17 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,134 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202439
Medicare patients17
Paid by Medicare$4,134
Procedure codes1

Dr. Sutherland's Medicare services by type, 2016 to 2024

  • 2016
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2016: 332024: 3918%

Dr. Sutherland compared with the California median for pediatric nephrology physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Sutherland
  • California median
Medicare services
39vs 439% below
Medicare patients
17vs 186% below

Medians across 54 pediatric nephrology physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sutherland'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. Scott M. Sutherland treated 17 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 14

CMS counts 17 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sutherland in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 17 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 7.79, 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. Sutherland's median patient age at 12, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 202417
Average age14
Average risk score7.79

Dr. Sutherland's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sutherland's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sutherland's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 12

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men57%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Scott M. Sutherland takes part in Medicare

Dr. Sutherland accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Scott M. Sutherland has 82 publications on record

Dmand AI links 82 papers to Dr. Sutherland, published from 2009 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Acute Kidney Injury, Heart Defects, Congenital and Renal Dialysis. Dr. Sutherland has published most often in Pediatr Nephrol. Dr. Sutherland's most frequent co-authors are Stuart L. Goldstein, MD, Steven Roy Alexander, MD and David Michael Axelrod, MD.

Papers82
Years published2009 to 2025

Dr. Sutherland's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Sutherland writes about most

  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Creatinine
  • Kidney
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
  • Critical Illness

Dr. Sutherland's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Sutherland

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Sutherland to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Acute Kidney Injury and Renal Insufficiency.

Conditions in Dr. Sutherland's trials

  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Renal Insufficiency

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Sutherland

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Sutherland

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland received $10,311 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Sutherland from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 78% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $5,000.

General payments to Dr. Sutherland by program year, 2016 to 2023

General payments to Dr. Sutherland by kind, 2016 to 2023

$10.3Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$8,05078%
  • Consulting fees$6006%
  • Honoraria$6006%
  • Travel and lodging$5826%
  • Other$4795%

Companies that paid Dr. Sutherland the most, 2016 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland graduated from Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Sutherland graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2002.

  1. Medical schoolYale School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in pediatric nephrologyAmerican Board of Pediatrics
  3. Board certified in pediatricsAmerican Board of Pediatrics

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Sutherland is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • AR State Medicaid
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • +2 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Sutherland accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Scott M. Sutherland's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Scott M. Sutherland's NPI number?

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland's NPI number is 1518027291. It was assigned on December 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott M. Sutherland?

Dr. Scott M. Sutherland is a pediatric nephrology physician in Palo Alto, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatric Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 2080P0210X).

Where does Dr. Scott M. Sutherland practice?

Dr. Sutherland practices at 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Dr. Sutherland's primary practice is Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California, part of Stanford University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sutherland to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Scott M. Sutherland's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sutherland is (650) 497-8000.

What is Dr. Scott M. Sutherland's medical license number?

Dr. Sutherland holds California license A83954, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Scott M. Sutherland been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sutherland in California (2003 to 2027) and Hawaii (2025 to 2026).

Which hospitals is Dr. Scott M. Sutherland affiliated with?

Dr. Sutherland practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Palo Alto, California.

What medical group is Dr. Scott M. Sutherland part of?

Dr. Sutherland is linked to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. Dmand AI links Dr. Sutherland to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Scott M. Sutherland accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sutherland billed Medicare for 39 services in 2024, and Dr. Sutherland accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott M. Sutherland see?

CMS counts 17 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sutherland in 2024, with an average age of 14.

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Is Dr. Scott M. Sutherland board certified?

Yes. Dr. Sutherland is board certified in pediatric nephrology by the American Board of Pediatrics.

What services does Dr. Scott M. Sutherland bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sutherland's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233).

Where did Dr. Scott M. Sutherland go to medical school?

Dr. Sutherland graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2002.

Has Dr. Scott M. Sutherland received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,311 in general payments to Dr. Sutherland from 5 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Scott M. Sutherland been practicing?

Dr. Sutherland graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.

Does Dr. Scott M. Sutherland do research?

Dmand AI links 82 publications to Dr. Sutherland, published from 2009 to 2025. Dr. Sutherland has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Scott M. Sutherland publish with?

Dr. Sutherland's most frequent co-authors are Stuart L. Goldstein, MD (16 shared papers), Steven Roy Alexander, MD (11 shared papers) and David Michael Axelrod, MD (10 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Scott M. Sutherland accept?

Dr. Sutherland is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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