What is David Scales's specialty?

David Scales (NPI 1164412029) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in San Antonio, TX.

Where does David Scales practice?

David Scales practices in San Antonio, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164412029.

How much does Medicare pay David Scales?

David Scales (NPI 1164412029) received approximately $667K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 247 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164412029

David ScalesM.D.

OphthalmologySan Antonio, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

824

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,278

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$514K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

229

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$49K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

53.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone44 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate43 claims

Prednisolone Acetate40 claims

Bromfenac Sodium37 claims

Valacyclovir Hcl32 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

99.8

Quality

91.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.04%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$48

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$48

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$48

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Scales's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	26	58
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	25	70
CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORPORATION	12	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	57	156
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	56	161
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	29	63
METHODIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM OF SAN ANTONIO, LTD., L.L.P.	23	61
VHS SAN ANTONIO PARTNERS LLC	22	46
William Flynn Ophthalmology · San Antonio, TX	14	34
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	13	27
SAN ANTONIO ASC L.P.	13	41
Raymond Hernandez Iii Ophthalmology · San Antonio, TX	13	25

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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