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Dr. Scott Carlson, MD

(Dr. Scott Carlson, MD)

(2 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neuromuscular Medicine and Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

400 E 5th Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202

(509) 838-2531

Dr. Scott Carlson, MD is a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA specializing in neuromuscular medicine and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease).

Office Locations

400 E 5th Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202

(509) 838-2531

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"He beat the odds tremendously," said Dr. Scott Carlson, a neurologist at the Rockwood Clinic in Spokane.”—"QUICK RECOVERY : Less Than a Month After Brain Seizure, Cougars' Olerud Gearing Up for Baseball", Los Angeles Times, May 2025

“"He beat the odds tremendously," Dr. Scott Carlson, a Spokane, Wash., neurologist, said at the time.”—"Big Leagues No Big Deal to Him : Blue Jays: John Olerud, who recovered from brain surgery, seems unfazed by his jump from college ball to the majors.", Los Angeles Times, March 2025

“Work to form the institute started about three years ago as discussions about the concept grew among three senior Rockwood neuroscience providers: Ween, Demakas, and Dr. Scott Carlson, who...”—"Rockwood launches neurosciences institute", Spokane Journal of Business, July 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, lab tests, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	122
diagnostic procedures	1793
doctor visit	532
lab tests	326
thyroid function tests	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA during 2013 were lab tests, diagnostic procedures, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	134
diabetes management	19
diagnostic procedures	289
doctor visit	457
lab tests	381
preventive care	19
thyroid function tests	45

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	38
Less than 65	87

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA during 2014 were lab tests, diagnostic procedures, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	127
diabetes management	32
diagnostic procedures	319
doctor visit	434
lab tests	398
preventive care	32
thyroid function tests	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	34
Less than 65	89

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	3
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA during 2015 were lab tests, diagnostic procedures, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	121
diabetes management	24
diagnostic procedures	292
doctor visit	438
lab tests	317
preventive care	24
thyroid function tests	39

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	858
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	62
Less than 65	138

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA during 2016 were diagnostic procedures, lab tests, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	109
diabetes management	12
diagnostic procedures	282
doctor visit	390
lab tests	278
preventive care	12
thyroid function tests	39

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	37
Less than 65	92

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA during 2017 were lab tests, diagnostic procedures, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	104
diabetes management	18
diagnostic procedures	229
doctor visit	480
lab tests	239
preventive care	18
thyroid function tests	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	29
Less than 65	78

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA during 2018 were lab tests, diagnostic procedures, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

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

blood draw	117
diabetes management	24
diagnostic procedures	227
doctor visit	427
lab tests	308
preventive care	24
thyroid function tests	46

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	30
Less than 65	88

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Spokane, WA were diagnostic procedures, lab tests, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

blood draw	119
diabetes management	21
diagnostic procedures	490
doctor visit	451
lab tests	321
preventive care	21
thyroid function tests	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Female	191
Male	214

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	375
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	118
85 and over	28
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	186

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott Carlson, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Scott Carlson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Scott Carlson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 2 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Scott Carlson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Spokane, WA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Grifols USA, LLC	$57,788 Gamunex-C $57,788
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,300 Gilenya $980	NON BRAND $125	AFINITOR $41	Aimovig $41	MAYZENT $22	Other $90
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$1,045 COPAXONE $738	AJOVY $37	AUSTEDO $35	Zecuity $26	AZILECT $25	Other $185
GENZYME CORPORATION	$959 AUBAGIO $529	LUMIZYME $247	LEMTRADA $62	POMPE - DISEASE $60	MS DISEASE STATE $27	Other $35
Baxter Healthcare	$860 BioTherapeutics - Research - Development $846	Non Franchise - Non Prod Related $14
Other	$7,275 ACTHAR $705	AMPYRA $633	Rebif $537	TECFIDERA $462	Nuedexta $426	Other $4,511

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$46,255
Food and Beverage	$12,087
Travel and Lodging	$9,561
Consulting Fee	$846
Education	$477

Biography

Dr. Scott Carlson practices neuromuscular medicine and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) in Spokane, WA. Dr. Carlson obtained a license to practice in Washington.