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Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

850 Fair Oaks Avenue Suite 220
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

(805) 547-2224

Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD is a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, French Hospital Medical Center Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande and Pacific Central Coast Health Centers.

Office Locations

850 Fair Oaks Avenue Suite 220
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2023

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hemodialysis

In 2012, Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	121
doctor visit	487
hemofiltration	41
hospital care	274
inpatient care	274

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	50
doctor visit	454
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	59
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	54
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	44
doctor visit	391
hospital care	149
inpatient care	149

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	61
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	53
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	88
doctor visit	395
hemofiltration	37
hospital care	234
inpatient care	234

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	82
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	108
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	52
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	43
doctor visit	440
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	59
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	53
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	53
doctor visit	536
hospital care	214
inpatient care	214

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	59
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	56
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	79
doctor visit	606
hemofiltration	27
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	58
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	54
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	83
doctor visit	743
hemofiltration	31
hospital care	403
inpatient care	403

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	0
Hispanic	81
Asian	12
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	94
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	57
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	28
doctor visit	355
hospital care	216
inpatient care	216

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	81
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	56
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	40
doctor visit	252
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	67
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	54
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	51
doctor visit	329
hemofiltration	22
hospital care	209
inpatient care	209

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	61
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	54
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated as a nephrologist in Arroyo Grande, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	61
doctor visit	453
hemofiltration	31
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	311
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	46
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	139
85 and over	64
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	128

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. He completed residency at Kern Medical. He is certified by the Internal Medicine (Sub: Nephrology) and has a state license in California.

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Residency: Kern Medical

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Nephrology)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

French Hospital Medical Center Marian Regional/Arroyo Grande

Pacific Central Coast Health Centers

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Brian Scott Penton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$174 Velphoro $174
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$153 SAMSCA $153
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$123 KRYSTEXXA $123
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$103 SOLIRIS $103
Relypsa, Inc.	$94 VELTASSA $94
Other	$296 Renal - PD $80	Parsabiv $45	Auryxia $41	LOKELMA $21	Injectafer $19	Other $90

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$868
Education	$75

Biography

Dr. Brian Penton specializes in adult nephrology. He is affiliated with Dignity Health. He graduated from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Doctor.com reports that Dr. Penton is accepting new patients at his office in Arroyo Grande, CA.