Jeffrey Scales, MD
Dermatology · Durham, NCNPI 1497818397
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $215,765 of the $278,996 with a category attached, or 77.3%. 36 manufacturers reported payments, led by Galderma Laboratories, L.p. at 44.1% of the total. Among dermatology clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 1,198 payments — averaging $232.88 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$123K
- Pfizer$85K
- Dermavant Sciences, Inc.$23K
- Organon$13K
- Sanofi$9K
- Bristol Myers Squibb$8K
- plus $18K from 30 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$18,0366%
- Speaking & faculty fees$215,76577%
- Travel & lodging$19,3507%
- Food & beverage$25,3169%
- Education$5290%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Galderma Laboratories, L.p. | 165 | $122,904 |
| Pfizer | 158 | $85,152 |
| Dermavant Sciences, Inc. | 64 | $23,074 |
| Organon | 23 | $13,071 |
| Sanofi | 73 | $8,603 |
| Bristol Myers Squibb | 16 | $8,291 |
| AbbVie | 185 | $4,288 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | 88 | $4,241 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 51 | $1,197 |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. | 47 | $1,141 |
| Amgen | 38 | $1,060 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 53 | $988 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 56 | $883 |
| Novartis | 33 | $733 |
| UCB, Inc. | 34 | $705 |
| Promius Pharma LLC | 5 | $562 |
| Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | 35 | $503 |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | 22 | $404 |
| Incyte Corporation | 8 | $227 |
| EPI Health, LLC | 4 | $172 |
| Ortho Dermatologics, A Division Of Bausch Health US, LLC | 10 | $172 |
| Almirall LLC | 6 | $104 |
| Mayne Pharma Commercial LLC | 5 | $98 |
| VYNE Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 4 | $84 |
| Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2 | $65 |
| Organogenesis Inc. | 1 | $50 |
| Dermira, Inc. | 3 | $47 |
| Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $28 |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Journey Medical Corporation | 1 | $22 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $20 |
| Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $14 |
| Sebela Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $13 |
| Encore Dermatology Inc. | 1 | $12 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$278,996 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 475 dermatology providers in North Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Humira(Cf) PenAdalimumab | 21 | $139,703 |
| Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)Secukinumab | 13 | $98,262 |
| Dupixent SyringeDupilumab | 20 | $76,473 |
| Dupixent PenDupilumab | 15 | $63,737 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 89 | $6,190 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 131 | $2,172 |
| Hydrocortisone | 141 | $1,874 |
| Halobetasol Propionate | 28 | $1,413 |
| Metronidazole | 16 | $1,276 |
| Tretinoin | 13 | $992 |
| SsdSilver Sulfadiazine | 25 | $583 |
| Silver Sulfadiazine | 31 | $495 |
| Clindamycin Phosphate | 11 | $452 |
| Ketoconazole | 21 | $271 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 11 | $188 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other dermatology in Durham
- Negar FooladDurham$76K
- Russell HallDurham$65K
- Elise OlsenDurham$64K
- Brooke JacksonDurham$38K
- Steven FeldmanWinston Salem$3.4M
- Nicole SeminaraHuntersville$1.4M
- Andrew LeeElkin$702K
- Christopher SayedChapel Hill$690K
- William HooverConcord$594K
- Patrick McElgunnCharlotte$565K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.