Charles W. Shafer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Charles W. Shafer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1720052228, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 1917, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles W. Shafer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1917 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1115 E 20TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 575-1616
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 367-7157
- Medicaid IDs
- 5605100 SD
951814200 MN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050510000223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles W. Shafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 1917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,938 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 193 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium306 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate173 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium144 claims
- Metformin Hcl137 claims
- Biktarvy109 claims
- Gabapentin89 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): 100 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Center For Family MedicineSioux Falls, SD
- City OF Sioux FallsSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles W. Shafer among 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota
Charles W. Shafer, M.D. is one of 601 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 393 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 52% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
195 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 195 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 601 family medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Charles W. Shafer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles W. Shafer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720052228, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles W. Shafer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1115 E 20TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 575-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles W. Shafer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 1917, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles W. Shafer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles W. Shafer, M.D. had 3,938 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles W. Shafer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.