NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Harland Shannon, MD

Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Alexander Harland Shannon, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1609261668, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD484832, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609261668
Name
Alexander Harland Shannon
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
MD484832 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4815 Liberty Ave Ste 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone
(833) 246-7662
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240819002329); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4815 Liberty Ave Ste 300

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ashely Marsh, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1255182739
  2. Jamie Varley, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1255688230
  3. Pawas Varshney, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1073892303

Verify Alexander Harland Shannon in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Alexander Shannon12
  2. Specialty average147

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: $259.80

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alexander Shannon$259.80
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allegheny ClinicMonroeville, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

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  4. Ahmad Abdeen, MDPhiladelphia, PA1033900642
  5. Mohamed Abdelgawad, MDPittsburgh, PA1972063816
  6. Ryan Abegglen, M.D.Latrobe, PA1912318312
  7. Renee Aboushi, MDHarrisburg, PA1023327947
  8. Samir Abu Gazala, M.D.Philadelphia, PA1750708251
  9. Mohamad Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, MDKittanning, PA1992206437
  10. Ahmad Abul-Ela, MDNew Castle, PA1780843300

Common questions

What is Alexander Harland Shannon, MD's NPI number?

Alexander Harland Shannon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609261668, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Harland Shannon, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4815 Liberty Ave Ste 300, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (833) 246-7662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Harland Shannon, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD484832, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alexander Harland Shannon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alexander Harland Shannon, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.

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