Dr. Scott Lewis Parker, MD

Dr. Parker practices at Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands in Sparta, Tennessee, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Parker's NPI, 1801114079, was assigned on May 12, 2010. Dr. Parker graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Parker holds Tennessee license 55581.

Dr. Parker's primary practice is Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands, at 401 Sewell Dr, Sparta, TN 38583 in White County. The practice phone is (931) 738-9211.

Dr. Parker's primary practice is Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands in Sparta, Tennessee, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Parker is also affiliated with Huntsville Hospital. The medical group on file is Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Parker to 3 more hospitals, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Neurological surgery is Dr. Parker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Parker is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 1,140 Medicare services from Dr. Parker across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 333 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $268,892 for them.

CMS counts 333 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Parker in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 165 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Parker's median patient age at 67, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Parker wrote 562 Medicare Part D claims for 145 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 399 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,068 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 418 claims across 10 drugs.

Dr. Parker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Parker as offering telehealth. CMS counts 377 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Parker, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 117 papers to Dr. Parker, published from 2010 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Lumbar Vertebrae and Pain Measurement. Dr. Parker has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. Parker's most frequent co-authors are Matthew Joseph McGirt, MD, Saniya Siraj Godil, MBBS and David Nathan Shau, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 651 general payments to Dr. Parker from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 79% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $352,825.

Dr. Parker graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2011.