Dr. Robert Scott Appleton , MD
Specialist • Modesto, CA
1524 Mchenry Ave, Suite 570
Modesto, CA 953504500
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1524 Mchenry Ave
Suite 570
Modesto, CA 953504500
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $260.47 across 11 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $260.47 across 11 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 8)
- UCB, Inc.: $90.00 across 3 records.
- Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc: $42.55 across 2 records.
- QOL Medical, LLC: $25.59 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Modesto and California
145 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Modesto, CA (5,756 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Modesto
0.7% of these 145 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
9.7% of these 145 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $192.28 in 2021 to $260.47 in 2025.
- 2021: $192.28
- 2022: $273.17
- 2023: $280.10
- 2024: $261.32
- 2025: $260.47
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 11 records totaling $260.47.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Briviact | General | $32.76 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Nayzilam | General | $31.95 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Bylvay | General | $26.45 |
| QOL Medical, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Sucraid | General | $25.59 |
| UCB, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Briviact | General | $25.29 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
AMVUTTRA | General | $23.41 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $21.33 |
| Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
TZIELD | General | $21.28 |
| Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Qelbree | General | $18.29 |
| Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
TRIPTODUR | General | $18.02 |
| Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Bylvay | General | $16.10 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 02, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
1524 Mchenry Ave, Suite 570
Modesto, CA 953504500
Phone: 2095723880