Scott Howard Barker, PA-C
NPI 1073886289ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· La Jolla, CA
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Alvarado Orthopedic Medical Group Inc, practicing in La Jolla, California. 218 Medicare patients in 2024, $45,565 paid; all of their 444 Part D prescriptions were generic. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,001 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Grossmont Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1073886289 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 18, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 3, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 22121 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (CA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 218 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 637 across 31 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $45,565 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 444 · 562 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 139 |
| Total drug cost | $1,992 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Alvarado Orthopedic Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,001 · 7 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$1,122 · 14 payments from 12 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $183.77 | 1 |
| Biomerieux Inc | $161.00 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $150.14 | 1 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $140.01 | 1 |
| Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. | $132.82 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,001 · 7 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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