Darrell Kevin Scales, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Braselton, GA
Darrell Kevin Scales, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Braselton, Georgia, and NPI 1235187030, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 054937, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darrell Kevin Scales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 054937 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1404 River PL Ste 401, Braselton, GA 30517
- Phone
- (770) 848-6190
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 885647467A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041015000547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1404 River PL Ste 401
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Katrina Brown, PAPhysician Assistant1972033074
- Zachary Daniell, PAMedical Physician Assistant1790452621
- Carlos Garcia, PA-C, ATCSurgical Physician Assistant1255866943
- Dana Hensley, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1952612442
- Christopher Huckle, D.O.Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1023400777
- Hayden Long, PAPhysician Assistant1669167607
Verify Darrell Kevin Scales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 054937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,148 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 378 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl205 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen184 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl156 claims
- Cefadroxil154 claims
- Jantoven124 claims
- Amoxicillin104 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,260.45
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
- Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncBraselton, GA
- Physiotherapy Associates IncDacula, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darrell Kevin Scales among 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia
Darrell Kevin Scales, MD is one of 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 80% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 500 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Braselton
They are 6 of the 340 NPPES records with a practice address in Braselton, and 753 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 753 in Georgia → Every provider in Braselton → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Lynn Chillemi, MDBraselton, GA 305171982834081
- Dana Hensley, M.D.Braselton, GA 305171952612442
- Christopher Linberg, MDBraselton, GA 305171750390936
- Chirag Sheth, MDBraselton, GA 305171568023133
- Zachary Skipper, MDBraselton, GA 305171619300266
- Norman Palmeri, M.D.Blue Ridge, GA 305131710949102
- Brent Davis, M.D.Blairsville, GA 305121073578696
- Hamidreza Doroodchi, MDBlairsville, GA 305121376857151
Common questions
What is Darrell Kevin Scales, MD's NPI number?
Darrell Kevin Scales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235187030, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darrell Kevin Scales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1404 River PL Ste 401, Braselton, GA, 30517. Phone: (770) 848-6190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darrell Kevin Scales, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 054937, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darrell Kevin Scales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darrell Kevin Scales, MD had 1,148 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Darrell Kevin Scales, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.