David A. Scales, MD, PHD
Internal Medicine Physician · New York, NY
David A. Scales, MD, PHD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1497192835, issued on May 24, 2013. Check the license (New York 290655, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Scales
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 290655 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 E 68TH St # 331, New York, NY 10065
- Phone
- (212) 746-4071
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180830002930); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David A. Scales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 290655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Lawrence Medical Associates PCYorktown Heights, NY
- Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David A. Scales among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
David A. Scales, MD, PHD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is David A. Scales, MD, PHD's NPI number?
David A. Scales, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497192835, issued on May 24, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Scales, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St # 331, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 746-4071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Scales, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 290655, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David A. Scales, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Scales, MD, PHD had 29 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David A. Scales, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.