Betsy Shook
Rheumatology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Betsy Shook is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1194723460, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD420453, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Betsy Shook
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- MD420453 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237
- Phone
- (412) 367-0600
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621001503); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Betsy Shook in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD420453Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
6,330 Medicare Part D claims for 910 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 82 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate1,003 claims
- Prednisone735 claims
- Methotrexate714 claims
- Methylprednisolone361 claims
- Sulfasalazine254 claims
- Alendronate Sodium246 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $498.72
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 one group practice
- Upmc Multispecialty Group IncSlippery Rock, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Betsy Shook among 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Betsy Shook is one of 413 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Devich, D.O.Pittsburgh, PA 152371609194943
- Antonio AchkarPittsburgh, PA 152321770555922
- Noah BassPittsburgh, PA 152321114999026
- Julius BirnbaumPittsburgh, PA 152321932245842
- Andreea Coca, MDPittsburgh, PA 152321093868960
- Kenneth GoldPittsburgh, PA 152321891768420
- Sebastian Sattui Cortes, MD, MSPittsburgh, PA 152321831518679
- Terence StarzPittsburgh, PA 152321841265873
Common questions
What is Betsy Shook's NPI number?
Betsy Shook's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194723460, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Betsy Shook located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9104 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237. Phone: (412) 367-0600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Betsy Shook's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD420453, 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 Betsy Shook prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Betsy Shook had 6,330 Medicare Part D claims for 910 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Betsy Shook's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.