Dr. Andrew J. Scripture, MD

Dr. Scripture practices at Optima Dermatology in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Dr. Scripture's NPI, 1043716079, was assigned on March 30, 2018. Dr. Scripture graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2020. Dr. Scripture holds Indiana license 01088168A.

Dr. Scripture's primary practice is Optima Dermatology, at 111 New Hampshire Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801 in Rockingham County. The practice phone is (330) 965-8760.

Dr. Scripture's primary practice is Optima Dermatology in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Dr. Scripture is also affiliated with Johnson Memorial Health. The medical group on file is Optima Dermatology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Scripture to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Scripture practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Scripture's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Scripture's licenses on file in 3 states: Indiana, California and North Carolina.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, corns and calluses and itchy rashes among the conditions Dr. Scripture treats.

CMS data shows 23,709 Medicare services from Dr. Scripture across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $295,022 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 1,284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Scripture in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 668 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Scripture's median patient age at 71, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Scripture wrote 2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 919 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,938 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $135,973 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,327 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Scripture for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Scripture accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 2,420 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Scripture, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Scripture in 2022. Dr. Scripture's most frequent co-author is Brian J. Simmons, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 545 general payments to Dr. Scripture from 30 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. paid the most, $1,839.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Scripture, most recently William Bockenek Resident Excellence Award in 2024.

Dr. Scripture graduated from Indiana University School Of Medicine in 2020. Dr. Scripture is a member of AAPMR, AANEM and Association of Academic Physiatrists.

Dr. Scripture is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.