Dr. Fernando Scaglia, MD
- Part D claims, 2024
- 43
- Publications
- 198
- Clinical trials
- 10
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $15,849
- Practice address
- 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (832) 824-1000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Fernando Scaglia is a pediatrician in Houston, Texas
Dr. Scaglia practices at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Texas Children's Hospital.
Dr. Scaglia's NPI, 1518047943, was assigned on October 17, 2006. Dr. Scaglia graduated from Universidad Nacional de La Plata Faculty of Medicine in 1991. Dr. Scaglia holds Texas license K4998.
- NPI
- 1518047943NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7012197080
- NPI enumeration date
- October 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (832) 824-1000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Fernando Scaglia practices at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Scaglia's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital, at 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (832) 824-1000.
- Texas Children's Hospital6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(832) 824-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Fernando Scaglia is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Scaglia's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Scaglia is also affiliated with Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital. The medical group on file is Texas Children's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Scaglia to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Fernando Scaglia's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Scaglia practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Fernando Scaglia is one of 4,833 pediatricians in Texas
Pediatrics is Dr. Scaglia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208000000X. Dr. Scaglia is board certified in clinical genetics and genomics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics. Dmand AI has Dr. Scaglia's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pediatrics, TexasPrimary
- Georgia license
Pediatricians near Dr. Scaglia
Counts of pediatricians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Fernando Scaglia's patients have a median age of 8
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Scaglia's median patient age at 8, with 63% women.
Dr. Scaglia's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 8
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men38%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Fernando Scaglia wrote 43 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Scaglia wrote 43 Medicare Part D claims. 77% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 33 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $258,570 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 19 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Scaglia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic33 claims77%
- Brand-name and other10 claims23%
Dr. Scaglia'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 192024: 3374%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 1 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. Fernando Scaglia offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Scaglia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Scaglia as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Fernando Scaglia has 198 publications on record
Dmand AI links 198 papers to Dr. Scaglia, published from 2002 to 2025. 2019 was the busiest year, with 18. The most frequent topics are Mitochondrial Diseases, Phenotype and DNA, Mitochondrial. Dr. Scaglia has published most often in Mol Genet Metab. Dr. Scaglia's most frequent co-authors are Carlos A. Bacino, MD, Brett Harrison Graham, MD, PhD and Sarah H. Elsea, PhD.
Dr. Scaglia's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Scaglia writes about most
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Phenotype
- DNA, Mitochondrial
- Mitochondria
- Developmental Disabilities
- Chromosome Deletion
- Mitochondrial Proteins
- Abnormalities, Multiple
Dr. Scaglia's most frequent co-authors
- Carlos A. Bacino, MD20 shared papers
- Brett Harrison Graham, MD, PhD19 shared papers
- Sarah H. Elsea, PhD18 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Scaglia
Mol Genet Metab
Mol Genet Metab
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Fernando Scaglia has worked on 10 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Scaglia to 10 clinical trials, 4 of them phase 2 studies. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include MELAS Syndrome, Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External and Mitochondrial Diseases. Amgen sponsors the most, 2.
Clinical trials with Dr. Scaglia by phase
- 1Early phase 1: 1 trial
- 1Phase 1: 1 trial
- 4Phase 2: 4 trials
- NonePhase 3: no trials
- NonePhase 4: no trials
Conditions in Dr. Scaglia's trials
- MELAS Syndrome
- Ophthalmoplegia, Chronic Progressive External
- Mitochondrial Diseases
- Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies
- Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Scaglia
- Bruce Howard Cohen, MD5 shared trials
- Gregory Mark Enns, MD3 shared trials
- Austin Alexander Larson, MD2 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Scaglia
Clinical and Basic Investigations Into Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (opens in a new tab)
RTA 408 Capsules in Patients With Mitochondrial Myopathy - MOTOR (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Fernando Scaglia received $15,849 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Scaglia from 3 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 85% of the total. UCB, Inc. paid the most, $15,794.
General payments to Dr. Scaglia by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Scaglia by kind, 2022 to 2025
- Consulting fees$13,47085%
- Travel and lodging$1,76211%
- Food and beverage$6174%
Companies that paid Dr. Scaglia the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Fernando Scaglia graduated from Universidad Nacional de La Plata Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Scaglia graduated from Universidad Nacional de La Plata Faculty of Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
- Board certified in clinical genetics and genomics
- Board certified in pediatrics
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Fernando Scaglia accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Scaglia is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Regence Health Plans
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Scaglia accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO9
- Medicare6
- EPO3
- POS3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Fernando Scaglia'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Fernando Scaglia's NPI number?
Dr. Fernando Scaglia's NPI number is 1518047943. It was assigned on October 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Fernando Scaglia?
Dr. Fernando Scaglia is a pediatrician in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pediatrics Physician (taxonomy code 208000000X).
Where does Dr. Fernando Scaglia practice?
Dr. Scaglia practices at 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Scaglia's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Texas Children's Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Scaglia to 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Fernando Scaglia's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Scaglia is (832) 824-1000.
What is Dr. Fernando Scaglia's medical license number?
Dr. Scaglia holds Texas license K4998, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Fernando Scaglia been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Scaglia in Texas (1998 to 2026) and Georgia (1997 to 2001).
Which hospitals is Dr. Fernando Scaglia affiliated with?
Dr. Scaglia practices at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Scaglia is also affiliated with Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Fernando Scaglia part of?
Dr. Scaglia is linked to Texas Children's Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Scaglia to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Fernando Scaglia accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS lists Dr. Scaglia as accepting Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Fernando Scaglia offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Scaglia as offering telehealth services.
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Is Dr. Fernando Scaglia board certified?
Yes. Dr. Scaglia is board certified in clinical genetics and genomics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
Where did Dr. Fernando Scaglia go to medical school?
Dr. Scaglia graduated from Universidad Nacional de La Plata Faculty of Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Fernando Scaglia prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Scaglia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Miglustat and Leucovorin Calcium.
Has Dr. Fernando Scaglia received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $15,849 in general payments to Dr. Scaglia from 3 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from UCB, Inc.
How long has Dr. Fernando Scaglia been practicing?
Dr. Scaglia graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
Does Dr. Fernando Scaglia do research?
Dmand AI links 198 publications to Dr. Scaglia, published from 2002 to 2025. Dr. Scaglia has worked on 10 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Fernando Scaglia publish with?
Dr. Scaglia's most frequent co-authors are Carlos A. Bacino, MD (20 shared papers), Brett Harrison Graham, MD, PhD (19 shared papers) and Sarah H. Elsea, PhD (18 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Fernando Scaglia accept?
Dr. Scaglia is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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