Scott H Homer, MD

Scott H Homer, MD

Not currently accepting new patients

4.770171 average rating from 409 patient reviews

Specialties

Affiliation

Mass General Brigham

Provider Locations

  • Boston, MA
  • Chestnut Hill, MA
  • Brookline, MA
  • Westwood, MA

Education & Training

  • Residency: UC Davis Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2015
  • Internship: UC Davis Medical Center, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2012
  • Medical Education: Case Western Reserve University Hospital, 2011

Board Certifications

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • English

Age Group Treated

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Patient Feedback

4.770171 average rating from 409 reviews

  • Thoughtful and listens to what I have to say. Works with me to find what will be best for me.

    2026-05-28

  • Thanks!

    2026-05-28

  • Everyone was great

    2026-05-28

  • Dr Homer was great. He was very professional, personal and very patient with me. He is an asset to your team.

    2026-05-27

  • Very helpful, listened well and offered options.

    2026-05-25

  • Very good

    2026-05-23

  • Dr. Homer Was pleasant and explained carpal tunnel to me in laymens terms. All positive experience.

    2026-05-15

  • though he ran late, its only bc he's v thorough and explains everything i a respectful and clear manner. great doc

    2026-05-11

  • Dr. Homer took time to understand my condition and discuss treatment options. He was very considerate of my concerns and helped me choose the right option for my situation. He was clear about what to expect and how to follow-up.

    2026-05-12

  • He was friendly, explained my situation clearly and professional.

    2026-05-12

  • Have good information

    2026-05-06

  • Knowledge, courteous, professional, almost no wait time

    2026-05-05

  • On time congenial knows his stuff.

    2026-05-02

  • Very informative visit regarding treatment options for my condition.

    2026-04-22

  • Dr. Homer is a very patient and caring physician. It's amazing how well he listens to you about the problems that you have with your hands. He knew exactly what had happened before with surgeries and previous conditions with my hand, and he was able to quickly find out what to do to fix my problem. He's very understanding, very personable, and very knowledgeable. And his assistant was also very good. I would recommend Dr. Homer to anybody, and his office is spectacular.

    2026-04-22

  • He was excellent

    2026-04-19

  • Dr. Homer has been great. This was the third time he treated me and it was with great success.

    2026-04-18

  • Dr Homer and Dr [redacted] were both extremely engaging and considerate. I felt I was in the best possible hands.

    2026-04-16

  • Appreciate the excellent service provided by DR Homer and his staff. I have already benefited from the treatment plan he proposed and am completely satisfied with his care.

    2026-04-15

  • First meeting. Everything was great.

    2026-04-12

  • He and the Fellow working with him were excellent

    2026-04-11

  • Dr Homer is very knowledgeable and completely frank. I like and trust him very much. He's great.

    2026-04-11

  • Dr. Scott Homer is very professional. He explained my condition and the procedure well. Answer all my questions. He is one of the best doctors I've met in BWFH.

    2026-04-07

  • Five stars :)

    2026-04-09

  • All went well

    2026-04-08

  • was decisive and listened to me

    2026-04-07

  • Excellent by this provider and staff

    2026-04-07

  • He listen to all the problems I was having and very patient with me

    2026-04-12

  • Excellent!

    2026-04-05

  • He is great

    2026-04-04

  • Dr. Scott Helmer is an excellent physician. He has a wonderful bedside manner. He is clinically excellent, has outstanding fund of knowledge, is a wonderful addition to the orthopedic practice. He's an excellent PMNR doctor, and I was grateful for his help and care, and he's helped me in the past, and his advice has been extremely helpful. I've seen him more than once, and every time he's done an excellent job, I appreciate it. He's outstanding.

    2026-04-03

  • I was very pleased with the services . The doctor was very respectful, very kind I would go back to him again.

    2026-04-02

  • Responsibility. Politeness. Knowledge of one's business. Punctuality.

    2026-04-02

  • Expert and efficient!

    2026-03-29

  • The experience that I had was very good. I mean, I was treated for the illness that I had, for the pain, and everything was fine. So far, so good.

    2026-03-30

  • The appointment was extremely timely and efficient. I got what I needed to get done in a very timely fashion

    2026-03-26

  • The ultrasound cortisone injections were a first..I was told it would be painful from friends. Dr. Homer put me at ease and I felt just a pinch.

    2026-03-25

  • Very efficient work flow

    2026-03-23

  • Dr. Homer was excellent. It was the second time I saw him about trigger finger, and he listened to what I had to say, and we agreed that it was time to do surgery on my finger. So, and he recommended a person and gave me the phone numbers, everything I needed. He actually gave me a shot in the other finger, which is starting to get trigger finger. So, he was great, and like I said, it's the second time I've seen him, and I'll probably see him again for my other hand in another year or so, depending. So, yeah, he's excellent.

    2026-03-13

  • very comfortable and trust worthy

    2026-03-10

  • Dr Homer was very thorough in his evaluation of my hand.

    2026-03-10

  • Excellent. Friendly and efficient.

    2026-03-09

  • It went well

    2026-03-09

  • Got everything done day of appointment

    2026-03-07

  • Hi, help me out. Everything was awesome. Everything was good and it was deeply appreciated. Dr. Scott Homer.

    2026-03-04

  • Dr. Homer was very thorough and more than willing to answer any questions

    2026-03-03

  • Very professional. treated my problem to my satisfaction.

    2026-03-02

  • I have nothing but good things to say about Dr. Scott Homer! I was very impressed and gratified by his care and the time he spent with me. I've only seen him once but I would not hesitate to have follow-up appointments. Thank you to Dr. Homer!

    2026-02-26

  • It's good. The staff have it all down and Dr Homer was great.

    2026-02-26

  • Dr. Homer knows his stuff and he knows me. He is a great provider.

    2026-02-25

  • The doctor took X-rays and he never went over them with me . He also didn't look at my previous records in my portal.

    2026-02-26

  • My experience was fine, this was my first visit with Dr. Scott Homer

    2026-02-24

  • Excellent

    2026-02-22

  • Attentive to my concerns

    2026-02-23

  • Outstanding.

    2026-02-27

  • I was not given a written follow up paper. I did call and request. This worked out for me. I liked Dr. Homer. He is very knowledgeable and thorough!

    2026-02-27

  • The doctor was very knowledgeable and polite, and he made me feel important. He seemed like the greatest of guys.

    2026-02-27

  • It was straight to the point

    2026-02-26

  • Went very smoothly and efficiently. The doctor went thru my responses to the check in, we discussed, and he recommended a path forward which he executed quickly and efficiently

    2026-02-09

  • He was informed, respectful, polite and extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend him to others.

    2026-02-08

  • I had thought I might have had a fracture in my wrist, aggravating a previous injury. Turned out negative. Quite a relief. However, everything about the visit (in addition to the outcome) was positive, including comfort in the waiting room. Good vibe.

    2026-02-08

  • Great experience

    2026-02-04

  • Thank you for the great work

    2026-02-04

  • Dr Homer was superb as to manner, diagnosis and execution of treatment. After a prolonged stretch of dealing with pain, the cortisone shot in my wrist has cleared up the problem for now.

    2026-02-05

  • More than satisfied. Thank you.

    2026-02-02

  • Very specific and informative diagnosis.

    2026-01-23

  • Dr. Homer was fantastic his expertise in this area is outstanding!

    2026-01-21

  • Very caring and professional

    2026-01-21

  • He knows what he is talking about.

    2026-01-19

  • Dr. Homer is very nice. He takes time to explain things. Always a good experience with him.

    2026-01-19

  • Dr Homer was great - he coordinated with his staff to schedule my wrist surgery quickly. He was easy to get along with and very knowledgeable.

    2026-01-18

  • Professional

    2026-01-12

  • Dr. Homer was a pleasure to meet Dr. Homer. He was very kind, very prompt, and would be happy to see him again should I ever have a need to. And I would recommend him to anybody else.

    2026-01-14

  • Surpassed my expectations, loved the nurturing care.

    2026-01-11

  • Perhaps ask more questions about my medical history

    2025-12-29

  • Dr. Homer is the best. He's very intelligent, very kind, and knows his profession. And thanks to him, I feel good; my hand doesn't hurt, and may God bless him.

    2025-12-28

  • Dr. Scott Homer is a top-notch orthopedist. Each time I see him I am impressed with his skill set, his ability to make me feel heard and validated, and his empathy. I have highly recommended him to my family, friends, and colleagues.

    2025-12-24

  • Great experience all around

    2025-12-24

  • Kind and knowledgeable

    2025-12-23

  • The provider was very nice. He listened to me. I showed him how I was having pain for months and almost a year that I'd been going through this situation. So he was very good at listening and very nice.

    2025-12-19

  • Dr. Homer was very attentive to my personal scenario. Having just recovered from a 10 month cancer journey, he understood the priority vs. my needed hand treatment. Hard to hear how much deterioration has happened. Communicated options available but will look further into options for the upcoming year!

    2025-12-15

  • Top shelf!

    2025-12-14

  • Dr Homer is very knowledgeable and always very pleasant

    2025-12-11

  • Love Dr Homer! I have been coming to him for years. Very pleasant and personable

    2025-12-11

  • Dr. Homer was great. Knowledgeable, kind &. Caring

    2025-12-11

  • Never had a problem with any B&W facility. They all have professional and friendly staff members

    2025-12-09

  • I would recommend Dr Homer to family and friends. He is a listener and makes you feel at ease!

    2025-12-11

  • My experience was wonderful. It wasn't painful for the shots and everything was explained to me. I felt very comfortable.

    2025-12-11

  • I have been going to Scott Homer for a while. He has helped me a lot.

    2025-12-07

  • Very thoughtful and engaged

    2025-12-02

  • Dr Homer is patient and very nice

    2025-11-29

  • Very efficient and skillful during the procedure.

    2025-11-21

  • Very professional, kind and respectful.

    2025-11-19

  • he was very nice and. explained carefully but felt rushed

    2025-11-19

  • Respectful, honest, and professional. One of your best.

    2025-11-19

  • Extremely helpful

    2025-11-17

  • Hi, I didn't know what to expect. I was so pleasantly surprised at the overall attention and knowledge referred to me so I could understand everything. Then did it, practiced it, and here I am talking to you holding the phone in my finger that was so sore I couldn't bend. So I do thank the care that I had and the Dr. Homer was terrific.

    2025-11-14

  • He was very professional, caring and interested in what I had to say and listened to me. He did not rush me through my visit

    2025-11-12

  • The provider I met was courteous and professional. He demonstrated excellent bedside manner, taking the time to listen and address my concerns thoroughly. I found him to be very helpful and attentive throughout the visit.

    2025-11-10

  • This provider called me on the way home to provide some information. He went above and beyond to help with my issue.

    2025-11-08

  • Nurses and dr were kind Informative and very respectful

    2025-10-29

  • Excellent provider.

    2025-10-27

  • The fellow to Dr Homer had an outstanding bedside manner. She made me feel so cared about. She listened so carefully to everything I had to say. I learned a lot from her about my hands and what best to do and what not do with them. She was very well versed as a hand specialist. Dr Homer is a true expert and the fellow already passed along the important information. He was concise and to the point. He did not recommend surgery, which impressed me. He was not trying to drum up business but rather act in my best interest. On top of that he is just a super cool guy. When I saw him in his black TShirt and hair in a bun I knew that was going to like him immediately. He is a complete expert in his field. Great advice. Both Dr Homer and his fellow are really great.

    2025-10-25

  • Dr homer and all the staff were fantastic Patient, explained everything took the time to speak with me about my concerns. It was a pleasure

    2025-10-25

  • Everyone was great! A+

    2025-10-25

  • He was nice and respectful. Didn't brush me off but took interest in me. I liked him and appreciated him.

    2025-10-15

  • Consistent good medical practice

    2025-10-13

  • Great experience. Will definitely recommend.

    2025-10-13

  • He is great!

    2025-10-13

  • The Doctor had a good grasp of the problem with my right thumb.

    2025-10-06

  • Very professional & friendly.

    2025-10-05

  • Provided treatment in a professional manner & explained xray results.

    2025-10-02

  • Very positive experience, kind and caring office, great location.

    2025-10-01

  • Excellent

    2025-09-30

  • Dr Homer has been wonderful in caring for me

    2025-09-17

  • Dr. Homer, whom I've seen on the [redacted] of September, was quite attentive, and he answered my question, and it was a pleasant encounter.

    2025-09-21

  • He listened to me and answered all my questions.

    2025-09-15

  • helpful; answered questions and gave an overview of potential future care options.

    2025-09-13

  • Dr Homer was welcoming, focused, empathetic & communicative. Very impressed with his demeanor, his concern regarding my view of causes of pain, his explanation of diagnosis and expected effects of treatment. He solicited my buy in to treatment appreciated. Overall, couldn't be more impressed with him or the treatment I received.

    2025-09-10

  • It was great, compassionate, listened, and great bedside manner.

    2025-09-06

  • Pleasant experience

    2025-09-03

  • The OT who made my casts was incredible!

    2025-08-31

  • I was satisfied.

    2025-08-23

  • Very good experience

    2025-08-21

  • Everything went great and very happy

    2025-08-20

  • Really good visit with Dr Homer. He listened to my concern and seemed committed to help me develop a treatment plan that's right for me

    2025-08-21

  • Very happy with my provider!

    2025-08-14

  • He seemed very knowledgeable and not pleased when he heard I couldn't get an appointment with rheumatology any sooner than four months from now . he recommended physical therapy and an early appointment with rheumatology and made both of those things happen

    2025-08-14

  • Dr Homer was great. He was very friendly and attentive to my concerns during the appointment. I explained that I was leaving in a few days to get married and he provided immediate relief for my concerns.

    2025-08-05

  • Excellent provider. Dr Homer is thoughtful, respectful, and a very good listener.

    2025-08-04

  • Consistently [redacted] pleasant, professional demeanor; discussed multiple treatment approaches; related medical history as it pertains to specific same day OV procedure.

    2025-08-06

  • My first appointment with this doctor. He was very informative and listened to my questions and concerns.

    2025-08-03

Accepted Insurance

  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • Medicaid VT
  • Wellpoint
  • MassHealth
  • United Health Care
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Humana
  • Medicare
  • Coventry
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • Medicaid ME
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Multiplan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • WellSense
  • Fallon Health
  • Medicaid RI
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • Beech Street
  • TriCare
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Medicare ACO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare