Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Durham, NC
Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1497818397, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9400629, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Wellington Scales
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 9400629 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6216 Fayetteville RD, Durham, NC 27713
- Phone
- (919) 484-9551
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 484-0667
- Medicaid ID
- 8910352 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050518001164); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6216 Fayetteville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Jeffrey Wellington Scales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9400629Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
820 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocortisone141 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide131 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate89 claims
- Silver Sulfadiazine31 claims
- Halobetasol Propionate28 claims
- Ssd25 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: $50,830.52
216 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Galderma Laboratories, L.P. 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.
Jeffrey Wellington Scales among 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina
Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D. is one of 507 dermatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 376 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 507 dermatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 507 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brooke Jackson, MDDurham, NC 277131093887960
- Megan Jamison, MDDurham, NC 277131417390873
- Russell Hall, M.D.Durham, NC 277151205923042
- Bahar Bahrani, MDDurham, NC 277101568102556
- Jane Bellet, MDDurham, NC 277101447452990
- Sarah Blanchard, MDDurham, NC 277101487073268
- Claude Burton, M.D.Durham, NC 277101295761021
- Adela Rambi Cardones, M.D.Durham, NC 277101407021165
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497818397, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6216 Fayetteville RD, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 484-9551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9400629, as entered by the provider. 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 Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey Wellington Scales, M.D. had 820 Medicare Part D claims for 296 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.