NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah Shells, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Aurora, CO

Deborah Shells, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1093564965, issued on May 14, 2024. Check the license (Colorado PA.0009278, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093564965
Name
Deborah Shells
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA.0009278 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13123 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
Phone
(720) 777-1234
Enumerated
May 14, 2024
Record last updated
Oct 21, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251104002181); accepts Medicare assignment
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 13123 E 16TH Ave

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Verify Deborah Shells in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Deborah Shells among 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado

Deborah Shells, PA is one of 1,308 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 95% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 95% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2014 among the 727 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 363AM0700X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

417 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Aurora

They are 417 of the 17,400 NPPES records with a practice address in Aurora, and 1,308 medical physician assistant records in Colorado.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Ballard, PAAurora, CO 800451306933452
  2. Rebecca Benson, PAAurora, CO 800451104929041
  3. Dana Coutts, PA-CAurora, CO 800451821089608
  4. Tanya Fernandez, PAAurora, CO 800451548247398
  5. Joanna Gibbs, PAAurora, CO 800451144204108
  6. Elizabeth Gray, PAAurora, CO 800451467430850
  7. Manuel Gurule, PA-CAurora, CO 800451225125370
  8. Robert Hawkins, PACAurora, CO 800451295820199

Common questions

What is Deborah Shells, PA's NPI number?

Deborah Shells, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093564965, issued on May 14, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah Shells, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13123 E 16TH Ave, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 777-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah Shells, PA's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0009278, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.