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Joseph A Scales
NPI 1922449552
$10,357.80
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
54 companies · $2,426 in 2025
The $2,426 reported for 2025 was more than what 83% of Urology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $631).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $825 · 2020: $363 · 2021: $788 · 2022: $1,591 · 2023: $1,883 · 2024: $2,481 · 2025: $2,426.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $6,538 · Education: $253.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,537.77 |
| Education | $253.11 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astellas Pharma US INC | $1,296.04 | 2019-2024 | Myrbetriq, Xtandi |
| Abbvie INC. | $817.30 | 2021-2025 | Botox, Lupron Depot |
| Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC | $812.64 | 2019-2025 | Provenge |
| Edap Technomed INC | $807.00 | 2024 | |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. | $775.31 | 2019-2025 | |
| Janssen Biotech, INC. | $719.13 | 2019-2025 | Erleada, Akeega, Balversa |
| Sumitomo Pharma America, INC. | $550.24 | 2023-2025 | Orgovyx, Gemtesa |
| Pfizer INC. | $339.00 | 2019-2025 | |
| Ferring Pharmaceuticals INC. | $303.93 | 2024-2025 | Adstiladrin |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals INC. | $302.70 | 2019-2023 | Xiaflex, Aveed |
| Myovant Sciences INC. | $265.75 | 2021-2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $258.32 | 2019-2025 | Lithovue, Rezum Generator |
| Procept Biorobotics Corporation | $253.78 | 2022-2025 | Aquabeam Robotic System, Aquabeam System |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $241.94 | 2021-2025 | Keytruda, Lynparza, Welireg |
| Antares Pharma, INC. | $203.16 | 2020-2025 | Xyosted, Tlando, Nocdurna |
Show all 54 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axonics, INC. | $200.12 | 2022-2024 | Bulkamid, Axonics |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $183.92 | 2023-2025 | |
| Urovant Sciences INC | $140.47 | 2022 | |
| Endo USA, INC. | $138.55 | 2024-2025 | Xiaflex, Aveed |
| Verity Pharmaceuticals INC. | $128.97 | 2023-2025 | Trelstar, Tlando |
| Urogen Pharma, INC. | $128.76 | 2021-2025 | Jelmyto |
| Tempus Ai, INC | $120.21 | 2024 | |
| Blue Earth Diagnostics | $118.11 | 2019-2024 | |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $100.12 | 2023-2025 | Lynparza, Imfinzi |
| Coloplast Corp | $90.59 | 2019-2025 | |
| Tolmar, INC. | $82.85 | 2023-2025 | Eligard, Jatenzo |
| Olympus America INC. | $61.88 | 2019-2025 | Itind System |
| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $60.06 | 2022-2023 | Pylarify |
| Eisai INC. | $58.92 | 2023-2024 | |
| Travere Therapeutics, INC. | $58.55 | 2019-2021 | |
| Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. | $57.79 | 2025 | Optilume Bph Drug Coated Balloon Catheter |
| Ambu INC. | $54.62 | 2024 | |
| Tolmar Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $53.77 | 2021-2022 | |
| Valencia Technologies Corporation | $52.44 | 2025 | Ecoin Device Kit |
| Immunitybio, INC. | $50.03 | 2025 | |
| Allergan, INC. | $42.45 | 2019-2020 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $40.83 | 2023-2024 | Resonance |
| Accord Healthcare, INC. | $35.90 | 2025 | |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals INC. | $32.43 | 2025 | Oxlumo, Givlaari |
| Sun Pharmaceutical Industries INC. | $32.42 | 2022 | |
| Davol INC. | $31.28 | 2025 | Arista |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $29.04 | 2021 | |
| Convatec INC. | $27.02 | 2023 | |
| Civco Medical Instruments | $26.79 | 2024 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $22.16 | 2023 | Duraseal Exact Spinal Sealant System, Cusa Clarity, Codman Certas |
| Halozyme INC | $20.81 | 2023 | |
| Gilead Sciences, INC. | $19.59 | 2021 | |
| Calyxo, INC. | $18.74 | 2025 | Cvac Aspiration System |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $17.07 | 2025 | Azmiro |
| Agiliti Surgical, INC. | $16.40 | 2019 | |
| Medtronic, INC. | $15.94 | 2022 | |
| Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC | $15.93 | 2019 | |
| Amag Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $13.75 | 2019 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $12.28 | 2022 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.