Joseph Scott Baler, MD
Dermatology Physician · Albany, NY
Joseph Scott Baler, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1770576399, issued on Aug 30, 2005. Check the license (New York 171899, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Scott Baler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 171899 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Palisades Dr, Albany, NY 12205
- Phone
- (578) 446-0172
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 446-0182
- Medicaid ID
- 01417436 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101130000869); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Scott Baler 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 171899Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole186 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide166 claims
- Metronidazole119 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate103 claims
- Mometasone Furoate93 claims
- Valacyclovir81 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): 0 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: $210.68
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, 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.
Joseph Scott Baler among 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York
Joseph Scott Baler, MD is one of 1,211 dermatology physician records with a practice address in New York. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 880 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 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 207N00000X and a New York 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 York
There are 1,211 dermatology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Scott Baler, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Scott Baler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770576399, issued on Aug 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Scott Baler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Palisades Dr, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (578) 446-0172. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Scott Baler, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 171899, 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 Joseph Scott Baler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Scott Baler, MD had 1,670 Medicare Part D claims for 555 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Scott Baler, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.