In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD performed more arthroscopic SLAP repair procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for neck X-ray, spine imaging, and spine X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

joint surgery

lower extremity surgery

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD performed more joint surgery, lower extremity surgery, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

reconstructive surgery

total hip replacement

total knee replacement

By Affordability:

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD performed more reconstructive surgery, total hip replacement, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for joint X-ray, knee X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	148
doctor visit	316
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	50
injections	148
lower extremity surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	129
X-rays	129

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	127
doctor visit	287
hip imaging	43
injections	127
musculoskeletal imaging	70
pelvic imaging	16
X-rays	86

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	26
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	161
doctor visit	365
hip imaging	35
injections	161
musculoskeletal imaging	54
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	66

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	23
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	248
doctor visit	487
hip imaging	57
injections	248
joint surgery	18
lower extremity surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	88
reconstructive surgery	18
X-rays	88

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	44
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	310
doctor visit	581
injections	310
joint surgery	44
lower extremity surgery	44
musculoskeletal imaging	45
reconstructive surgery	44
X-rays	45

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	24
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	382
doctor visit	668
injections	382
joint surgery	60
lower extremity surgery	60
minimally invasive procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	57
reconstructive surgery	47
spinal procedures	13
X-rays	70

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	26
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	430
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	657
injections	430
joint surgery	83
lower extremity surgery	72
minimally invasive procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	53
reconstructive surgery	72
spinal procedures	40
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	93

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	34
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	335
doctor visit	515
injections	335
joint surgery	111
lower extremity surgery	111
musculoskeletal imaging	38
reconstructive surgery	111
spinal procedures	31
X-rays	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	27
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and reconstructive surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	228
doctor visit	413
injections	228
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	67
musculoskeletal imaging	30
reconstructive surgery	67
spinal procedures	49
X-rays	79

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	22
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	377
doctor visit	585
injections	377
joint surgery	110
lower extremity surgery	83
minimally invasive procedures	40
musculoskeletal imaging	41
reconstructive surgery	70
spinal procedures	55
upper extremity surgery	27
X-rays	96

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	425
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	25
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, joint surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	424
doctor visit	598
injections	424
joint surgery	132
lower extremity surgery	132
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	44
reconstructive surgery	107
spinal procedures	64
X-rays	108

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	40
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	21
Dementia	2
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in BRASELTON, GA were aspiration, injections, X-rays and joint surgery.

aspiration	288
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
doctor visit	497
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	46
injections	288
joint surgery	78
lower extremity surgery	66
minimally invasive procedures	22
musculoskeletal imaging	59
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	67
spinal procedures	37
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD.

**Gender**
Female	227
Male	145

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	333
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	26
75 to 84	116
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	197

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He completed residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Georgia.

Residency: William Beaumont Army Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Georgia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 24 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in BRASELTON, GA.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-11

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I was very impressed with dr Scales who is outstanding. He is very professional, very attentive to my needs, & took cake of all my problems.. I would recommend dr Scales to anyone. A friend of mine & some other people recommended dr Scales & now I see why.. I was seeing an another dr & I felt that the provider Is not paying attention to patient's needs. I was very happy about dr Scales' treatment.I will do the follow up.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-12

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Dr Scales has done amazing surgery on a shoulder and my right hip replacement. I'm now ready to entrust him with my left hip replacement. Thanks to modern medicine and Dr Scales!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-11

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Dr. Scales explained everything in detail to me. Excellent dr.! Made me feel comfortable with the needed hip surgery.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-02-06

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I had a very pleasant and enlightening experience with Dr Scales even though it was my first encounter with him

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-17

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Dr Scales listened to my concerns and took time to fully explain X-ray results and offer recommendations.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-12-23

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Dr. Scales has excellent bedside manner and extremely knowledgeable and personable

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-29

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Dr. Scales is a great doctor: He listens, is very nice & very knowledgeable.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-06-04

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Dr. Scales and the staff were so nice and informative and helpful/efficient.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2023-10-24

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Provider listened patiently and gave thoughtful responses. Very personable.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-03-26

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Amazing doctor and staff. I have already referred two people to him.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Darrell Kevin Scales, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$961 Taperloc $245	Trauma $156	Knee Creations Brand $149	TAPESTRY $120	KNEES $103	Other $188
Horizon Pharma plc	$397 Duexis $269	PENNSAID $111	RAYOS $17
BIOVENTUS LLC	$259 Exogen $84	GELSYN 3 $75	Durolane $74	Ultrasound Bone Healing $26
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$257 EUFLEXXA $257
Zyla Life Sciences	$255 Sprix $255
Other	$1,954 FORTEO $197	Sprix $149	Duexis $142	OFIRMEV $134	ORTHOVISC $119	Other $1,213

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,879
Travel and Lodging	$190
Entertainment	$14

Biography

Dr. Darrell Scales is a specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. The average patient rating for Dr. Scales is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Before performing his residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Dr. Scales attended George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences for medical school. He welcomes new patients at his office inBRASELTON, GA as reported by Doctor.com.