Joseph A. Scales, MD
Urology Physician · Plano, TX
Joseph A. Scales, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1922449552, issued on Jul 11, 2013. Check the license (Texas R8476, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph A. Scales
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- R8476 TX
58200 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6124 W Parker RD Ste 434, Plano, TX 75093
- Phone
- (214) 691-1902
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2023
- Fax
- (214) 987-1845
- Medicaid ID
- 1922449552 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181002002660); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph A. Scales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R8476Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,561 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl613 claims
- Finasteride231 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate218 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er192 claims
- Cephalexin168 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl160 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): 100 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: $2,481.16
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edap Technomed Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Urology Clinics OF North Texas, PLLCPlano, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph A. Scales among 960 urology physician records in Texas
Joseph A. Scales, MD is one of 960 urology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 76% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Texas
There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.
All 960 in Texas → Every provider in Plano → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Allen, M.D.Plano, TX 750931528023397
- Adam Baseman, M.D.Plano, TX 750931780623587
- Michael Gross, M.D.Plano, TX 750931447207493
- Jeffrey Hassell, M.D.Plano, TX 750931184688236
- Frances Herbert, M.D.Plano, TX 750931013005982
- Nancy Kim, M.D.Plano, TX 750931962469635
- Fredrick Leach, MDPlano, TX 750931871542050
- Stephen Lieman, M.D.Plano, TX 750931114981727
Common questions
What is Joseph A. Scales, MD's NPI number?
Joseph A. Scales, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922449552, issued on Jul 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph A. Scales, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6124 W Parker RD Ste 434, Plano, TX, 75093. Phone: (214) 691-1902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph A. Scales, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R8476, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph A. Scales, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph A. Scales, MD had 2,561 Medicare Part D claims for 669 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph A. Scales, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.