NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Carlsbad, CA

Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S. is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1578565081, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license (California 53163, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578565081
Name
Alan Gene Shelhamer
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License numbers
53163 CA
18846 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6221 Metropolitan St, Carlsbad, CA 92009
Phone
(619) 987-8008
Enumerated
Aug 15, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 931-9981
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 6221 Metropolitan St

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  1. Kristin Anderson, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1063799229
  2. Michael Chan, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1669025797
  3. Terri Edwards, PAMedical Physician Assistant1699056697
  4. Gina Giron, PASurgical Physician Assistant1033498332
  5. Nathan Miller, MDPain Medicine Physician1073672473
  6. Julienne Sauer, ATC, DPTPhysical Therapist1538634860

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

415 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 103 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alan Shelhamer415
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate145 claims
  2. Amoxicillin77 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
  4. Azithromycin33 claims
  5. Acetaminophen-Codeine18 claims
  6. Clindamycin Hcl17 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $107.39

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 4,075 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,077.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Shelhamer$107.39
  2. Specialty average$1,077.58

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alan Gene Shelhamer among 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California

Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S. is one of 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2009 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in California

There are 987 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in California.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Breese, DMDCarlsbad, CA 920081518947704
  2. Mark Monson, D.D.S.Carlsbad, CA 920081629183058
  3. David Tracy, D.D.S.Carlsbad, CA 920081689714263
  4. Christopher Chan, DDSDel Mar, CA 920141528594116
  5. Edward Farajzadeh, DDSDel Mar, CA 920141700895166
  6. Christensen Hsu, DDSBonsall, CA 920031134106362
  7. Brian Smith, DDSBonsall, CA 920031013046093
  8. Nicholas Gadler, DDSEl Cajon, CA 920201780745802

Common questions

What is Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578565081, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6221 Metropolitan St, Carlsbad, CA, 92009. Phone: (619) 987-8008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 53163, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan Gene Shelhamer, D.D.S. had 415 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.