NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Plainview, TX

Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Plainview, Texas, and NPI 1881366011, issued on Oct 5, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1056350, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881366011
Name
Carl Dan Scales
Credential
MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
1056350 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1806 Quincy St, Plainview, TX 79072
Phone
(806) 288-7891
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2021
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250304003028); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1806 Quincy St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Muming Chen, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1134567266
  2. Jessica Elkins, MSN, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1568945160
  3. K'Nell Engle, PA-CPhysician Assistant1194153163
  4. Leeann GrimaldoFamily Nurse Practitioner1578441853
  5. Kenneth Horton, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1700934486
  6. Mark McClanahan, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1750377198

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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,735 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 50 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carl Scales1,735
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium80 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl57 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium51 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium51 claims
  5. Azithromycin50 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl47 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $252.91

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carl Scales$252.91
  2. Specialty average$625.13

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Methodist Hospital Plainview TexasPlainview, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Texas

There are 822 primary care nurse practitioner records in Texas.

Other primary care nurse practitioner records in Texas

  1. Bethzaida AbdalDallas, TX1427598754
  2. Sosina AbebuRichardson, TX1417728817
  3. Blexy Abraham, APRNDallas, TX1124574157
  4. Vitalina Adamchevska, APRNRockwall, TX1083190789
  5. Kelsey Adams, FNP-CFort Worth, TX1285149385
  6. Elizabeth Adebayo, NPDallas, TX1659871168
  7. Funmilayo Afolami-Iyoha, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-BCDallas, TX1992406045
  8. Clarise Agbor, FNP-CAbilene, TX1396201620
  9. Santos Aguirre, FNPSocorro, TX1174072797
  10. Michael Agyemang, APRNGrand Prairie, TX1043717747

Common questions

What is Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881366011, issued on Oct 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1806 Quincy St, Plainview, TX, 79072. Phone: (806) 288-7891. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 1056350, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carl Dan Scales, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 1,735 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.