Charles Douglas Scales, MD
Urology Physician · Durham, NC
Charles Douglas Scales, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1497921175, issued on May 2, 2008. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Douglas Scales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- A115214 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-1999
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 684-4611
- Medicaid ID
- 1497921175 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130812000551); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 40 Medicine Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles Douglas Scales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl54 claims
- Finasteride29 claims
- Myrbetriq21 claims
- Dutasteride11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.
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- Joselito Almario, MDAhoskie, NC1477516490
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- Caroline Ames, M.D.Greenville, NC1699861096
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- William Anderson, MDHuntersville, NC1689165078
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Common questions
What is Charles Douglas Scales, MD's NPI number?
Charles Douglas Scales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497921175, issued on May 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Douglas Scales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-1999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Douglas Scales, MD's license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles Douglas Scales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Douglas Scales, MD had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.