Benjamin L. Shipton, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Mercer, PA
Benjamin L. Shipton, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mercer, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1912980723, issued on Nov 25, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS009964L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin L. Shipton
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- OS009964L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 737 Greenville RD, Mercer, PA 16137
- Phone
- (724) 662-2650
- Enumerated
- Nov 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (724) 662-1338
- Medicaid ID
- 0018011130002 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101102000852); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 737 Greenville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rebecca SteffanusFamily Nurse Practitioner1033832845
- Derek Stotsky, LPCMental Health Counselor1316767866
Verify Benjamin L. Shipton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS009964LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,022 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 292 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium549 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium470 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate374 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate313 claims
- Lisinopril288 claims
- Losartan Potassium286 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Primary Health NetworkMercer, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin L. Shipton among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Benjamin L. Shipton, DO is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mercer
They are 5 of the 100 NPPES records with a practice address in Mercer, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heidi Bee, DOMercer, PA 161371003811829
- Timothy FullertonMercer, PA 161371295964195
- David HoytMercer, PA 161371245209469
- Scott Morgan, MDMercer, PA 161371467419689
- Betty Bardella, MDJamestown, PA 161341083697866
- Amanda CarlNew Wilmington, PA 161421679952832
- Margaret Delposen, MDNew Wilmington, PA 161421386059889
- James Gardner, MDNew Wilmington, PA 161421194766162
Common questions
What is Benjamin L. Shipton, DO's NPI number?
Benjamin L. Shipton, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912980723, issued on Nov 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin L. Shipton, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 737 Greenville RD, Mercer, PA, 16137. Phone: (724) 662-2650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin L. Shipton, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS009964L, 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 Benjamin L. Shipton, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin L. Shipton, DO had 11,022 Medicare Part D claims for 453 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.