Asher Shafton, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Asher Shafton, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1295964187, issued on Jul 13, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT201491, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asher Shafton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MT201491 PA
4301095055 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-3429
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150917002536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Lothrop St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Asher Shafton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT201491Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,899 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium455 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate356 claims
- Losartan Potassium283 claims
- Eliquis251 claims
- Lisinopril251 claims
- Carvedilol243 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: $3,008.41
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Intermountain Medical Group Denver LLCDenver, CO
- Platte Valley Medical Group LLCBrighton, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Asher Shafton among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Asher Shafton, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aryan AiyerPittsburgh, PA 152131003887464
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- Stephen ChanPittsburgh, PA 152131730160524
- Jason Confino, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131326244666
- Peter CounihanPittsburgh, PA 152131346213667
- Russell Jones, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131336351865
- William Katz, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131013981588
- Dean Kross, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131285695064
Common questions
What is Asher Shafton, MD's NPI number?
Asher Shafton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295964187, issued on Jul 13, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asher Shafton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Lothrop St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-3429. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asher Shafton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT201491, 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 Asher Shafton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asher Shafton, MD had 3,899 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.