Christopher W. Sciales, MD
Dermatology Physician · Livingston, NJ
Christopher W. Sciales, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Livingston, New Jersey, and NPI 1316965007, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA053787, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher W. Sciales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- MA053787 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 S Livingston Ave, Livingston, NJ 07039
- Phone
- (973) 994-1170
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 994-1170
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101004000313); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher W. Sciales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA053787Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
483 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide47 claims
- Ketoconazole35 claims
- Minoxidil31 claims
- Valacyclovir31 claims
- Hydrocortisone28 claims
- Mupirocin26 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,501.67
170 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Schweiger Dermatology PCLivingston, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher W. Sciales among 421 dermatology physician records in New Jersey
Christopher W. Sciales, MD is one of 421 dermatology physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2001 among the 312 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 421 dermatology physician records in New Jersey.
All 421 in New Jersey → Every provider in Livingston → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tara Bronsnick, M.D.Livingston, NJ 070391447678313
- Alan Liftin, MDLivingston, NJ 070391477557304
- Rohit NijhawanLivingston, NJ 070391316237159
- Olenka Speaker, D.O.Livingston, NJ 070391417989880
- Allyson Brockman-Bitterman, MDMillburn, NJ 070411871535435
- Jeanine Daly, MDMillburn, NJ 070411336345461
- Michael Ehrenreich, M.D.Millburn, NJ 070411124249644
- Amy Freeman, MDMillburn, NJ 070411467448514
Common questions
What is Christopher W. Sciales, MD's NPI number?
Christopher W. Sciales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316965007, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher W. Sciales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S Livingston Ave, Livingston, NJ, 07039. Phone: (973) 994-1170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher W. Sciales, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA053787, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher W. Sciales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher W. Sciales, MD had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher W. Sciales, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.