Catherine Shamblen, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Indianapolis, IN
Catherine Shamblen, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1437775293, issued on Jun 17, 2020. Check the license (Indiana 01089020A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Shamblen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QH0002X
- License number
- 01089020A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 Eskenazi Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
- Phone
- (317) 278-5581
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240911003630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records → All 25 in Indiana → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 720 Eskenazi Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sergiu Abramovici, MDNeurology Physician1982015186
- Jennifer Adams, MSN, RN, ACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1750688206
- William Adamy, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1356741250
- Jayme Ahmed, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1043659436
- Busayo Akintayo, NPNurse Practitioner1215704408
- Shelby Albertson, PHARMDAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1952987943
Verify Catherine Shamblen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01089020ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,129 among the 731 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Franciscan Medical GroupFederal Way, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Shamblen among 25 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Indiana
Catherine Shamblen, MD is one of 25 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 19 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QH0002X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Indiana
There are 25 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records in Indiana.
All 25 in Indiana → Every provider in Indianapolis → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bhaskar David Bose, MDIndianapolis, IN 462021265411060
- Charlotte Venious, D.O.Indianapolis, IN 462021053774901
- Aimee Heerd, DOIndianapolis, IN 462041881210615
- Thomas Ledyard, MDIndianapolis, IN 462191083621304
- Amanda Schmidt, MDIndianapolis, IN 462191598923997
- Angela Wagner, D.O.Indianapolis, IN 462241710928270
- Karen Kirschner, M.D.Indianapolis, IN 462371740555895
- Leigha Murphy, NPIndianapolis, IN 462561003564717
Common questions
What is Catherine Shamblen, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Shamblen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437775293, issued on Jun 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Shamblen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Eskenazi Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Phone: (317) 278-5581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Shamblen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01089020A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Shamblen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Shamblen, MD had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 1,129. 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.