Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Shreveport, LA
Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1861424228, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 025412, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lindon Shelby
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 025412 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7843 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Phone
- (318) 212-3937
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 212-3769
- Medicaid ID
- 1578819 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040622001036); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7843 Youree Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Lindon Shelby in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 025412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
725 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost198 claims
- Restasis56 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate42 claims
- Diazepam39 claims
- Temazepam38 claims
- Gabapentin27 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 63.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,223.91
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Research LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- WK Pierremont Eye InstituteShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Lindon Shelby among 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana
Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD is one of 299 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 83% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2000 among the 206 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wilson Baber, MDShreveport, LA 711051386649788
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- Mary Berg, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711061174524391
- Carol Clemons, M.D., PH.D.Shreveport, LA 711061609879931
- Mary Clemons, MDShreveport, LA 711061326281874
- Stephan Cooper, MDShreveport, LA 711061407850316
- John Drummond, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711061831192137
- Geoffrey Garrett, MDShreveport, LA 711061710981659
Common questions
What is Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861424228, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7843 Youree Dr, Shreveport, LA, 71105. Phone: (318) 212-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 025412, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD had 725 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Lindon Shelby, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 63.2 of 100. 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.