NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Courtney D. Shelton, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA

Courtney D. Shelton, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1609874023, issued on Jul 10, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 050559, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609874023
Name
Courtney D. Shelton
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
050559 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
315 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
Phone
(678) 705-2355
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
000930234B GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031202000096); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1997
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 315 Boulevard NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. William Crosland, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1962493924
  3. Shannon Davis, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1013224328
  4. Stacy Dougherty-Welch, M.D.Surgery Physician1275769135
  5. Titus Duncan, M.D.Specialist1366480402
  6. Deborah Hammond-Wickfall, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1568517902

Verify Courtney D. Shelton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,511 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 102 claims were for opioids.

  1. Courtney Shelton3,511
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate179 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium174 claims
  3. Lisinopril119 claims
  4. Gabapentin88 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate86 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium76 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $270.11

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Courtney Shelton$270.11
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Courtney D. Shelton among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia

Courtney D. Shelton, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

870 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta

They are 870 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adeniyi Babalola, MDAtlanta, GA 303121497793970
  2. Milton Byrd, MDAtlanta, GA 303121073614475
  3. Richard Gitomer, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303121821193699
  4. Carisa Hines, MDAtlanta, GA 303121326064395
  5. Tanna Lim, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303121720015084
  6. Patricia Lloyd, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303121225026388
  7. Mikhail Lyubich, MD PCAtlanta, GA 303121558473256
  8. Edward Mack, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303121245338110

Common questions

What is Courtney D. Shelton, MD's NPI number?

Courtney D. Shelton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609874023, issued on Jul 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Courtney D. Shelton, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA, 30312. Phone: (678) 705-2355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Courtney D. Shelton, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 050559, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Courtney D. Shelton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Courtney D. Shelton, MD had 3,511 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.