Arthritis, RheumatoidAutoantibodiesRheumatoid Factor
Dr. Scott M. Halista, MD
NPI1548257496PAC ID1658314869
- Medicare services, 2024
- 26,182
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 783
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,104
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Practice address
- 3377 Main St, Springfield, MA 01107-1111
- Practice phone
- Call (413) 734-5661
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Rheumatology Associates
Primary care practice · Springfield, Massachusetts
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Dr. Scott M. Halista is a rheumatologist in Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Halista practices at Rheumatology Associates in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Dr. Halista's NPI, 1548257496, was assigned on October 5, 2005. Dr. Halista graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1982. Dr. Halista holds Massachusetts license 75526.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1548257496NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1658314869
- NPI enumeration date
- October 5, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (413) 734-5661
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 70
- Medical school graduation
- 1982
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Scott M. Halista practices at Rheumatology Associates in Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Halista's primary practice is Rheumatology Associates, at 3377 Main St, Springfield, MA 01107-1111. The practice phone is (413) 734-5661.
- Rheumatology Associates3377 Main St, Springfield, MA 01107-1111Phone(413) 734-5661
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Scott M. Halista is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Halista's primary practice is Rheumatology Associates in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Halista is also affiliated with Baystate Medical Center. The medical group on file is Arthritis Treatment Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Halista to 4 more hospitals, each named with a free account.
Rheumatology AssociatesPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott M. Halista's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Halista practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Rheumatology Associates | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Scott M. Halista is one of 275 rheumatologists in Massachusetts
Rheumatology is Dr. Halista's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Halista is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, MassachusettsPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Halista
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
275rheumatologists in Massachusetts
8rheumatologists in Springfield
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Scott M. Halista billed Medicare for 26,182 services in 2024
CMS data shows 26,182 Medicare services from Dr. Halista across 59 procedure codes in 2024, for 783 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $481,933 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202426,182
Medicare patients783
Paid by Medicare$481,933
Procedure codes59
Dr. Halista's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 53,0892024: 13,79074%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 6,9832024: 6,7014%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,7702024: 1,7282%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,6582024: 1,5685%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 9102024: 1,11823%
- Other services
- 2023: 452024: 1,0962336%
- Imaging
- 2023: 3502024: 18148%
Dr. Halista compared with the Massachusetts median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Halista
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 26,182vs 41263.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 783vs 2093.7 times
- Part D claims
- 6,916vs 50513.7 times
Medians across 268 rheumatologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Halista's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Scott M. Halista treated 783 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 783 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Halista in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 306 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Halista's median patient age at 64, with 73% women.
Medicare patients, 2024783
Average age75
Average risk score1.27
Also on Medicaid21%
Dr. Halista's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Halista's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women54570%
- Men23830%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Halista's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol71%
- Osteoporosis32%
- Mood disorders28%
- Anxiety27%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- Depression26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Halista's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women73%
- Men27%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Scott M. Halista wrote 7,104 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Halista wrote 7,104 Medicare Part D claims for 870 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,916 of them, across 50 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $6,141,328 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,003 claims across 55 drugs.
Part D claims, 20247,104
Drugs named by CMS50
Total drug cost$6.1M
Part D patients870
Dr. Halista's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,048 claims85%
- Brand-name and other1,056 claims15%
Dr. Halista's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Halista's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids7%517 of 7,104 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7,0032024: 6,9161%
Drugs named by CMS: 50 in 2024, 55 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Scott M. Halista scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Halista for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Halista accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Halista's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 65.5of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 92of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Scott M. Halista has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Halista. Dr. Halista's most frequent co-author is Jasdeep S. Badwal, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Halista's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Halista
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Scott M. Halista received $66 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Halista from 2 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $45.
General payments to Dr. Halista by program year, 2017 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Halista the most, 2017 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Scott M. Halista graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Halista graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1982.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Scott M. Halista's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Scott M. Halista's NPI number?
Dr. Scott M. Halista's NPI number is 1548257496. It was assigned on October 5, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott M. Halista?
Dr. Scott M. Halista is a rheumatologist in Springfield, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Scott M. Halista practice?
Dr. Halista practices at 3377 Main St, Springfield, MA 01107-1111. Dr. Halista's primary practice is Rheumatology Associates in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dmand AI also links Dr. Halista to 4 hospitals.
What is Dr. Scott M. Halista's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Halista is (413) 734-5661.
What is Dr. Scott M. Halista's medical license number?
Dr. Halista holds Massachusetts license 75526.
Which hospitals is Dr. Scott M. Halista affiliated with?
Dr. Halista is affiliated with Baystate Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Halista to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Scott M. Halista part of?
Dr. Halista is linked to Arthritis Treatment Center.
Does Dr. Scott M. Halista accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Halista billed Medicare for 26,182 services in 2024, and Dr. Halista accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Scott M. Halista's MIPS score?
Dr. Halista's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott M. Halista see?
CMS counts 783 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Halista in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Scott M. Halista bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Halista's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), injected or infused drug (J1745) and injected or infused drug (J3301).
Where did Dr. Scott M. Halista go to medical school?
Dr. Halista graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1982.
What drugs does Dr. Scott M. Halista prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Halista's most prescribed drugs by claims were Celecoxib, Methotrexate and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Scott M. Halista received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $66 in general payments to Dr. Halista from 2 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Scott M. Halista been practicing?
Dr. Halista graduated from medical school in 1982, 44 years ago.
Does Dr. Scott M. Halista do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Halista.
Who does Dr. Scott M. Halista publish with?
Dr. Halista's most frequent co-authors are Jasdeep S. Badwal, MD (1 shared paper).
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