Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1407028871, issued on Mar 26, 2008. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Bennett Scales
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- C138512 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (866) 600-2273
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160726002765); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew Bennett Scales in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck 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 emergency medicine physician in 2024
232 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Cefuroxime18 claims
- Prednisone17 claims
- Ondansetron Odt16 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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): 94.6 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: $123.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Cep America - CaliforniaSan Luis Obispo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Bennett Scales among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,310 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407028871, issued on Mar 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (866) 600-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D.'s license?
Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D. had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Bennett Scales, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.