Donna Shanks, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Donna Shanks, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1033207196, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas J3216, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donna Shanks
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- J3216 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX 77026
- Phone
- (713) 566-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 566-5045
- Medicaid ID
- 134744508 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151006002216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio University, College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donna Shanks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J3216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
794 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 78 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate46 claims
- Tramadol Hcl43 claims
- Gabapentin37 claims
- Alprazolam32 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine31 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl26 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Home Visiting Doctors Management LLCDallas, TX
- Visiting Doctors Management OF Texas LLCPearland, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donna Shanks among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Donna Shanks, D.O. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Donna Shanks, D.O.'s NPI number?
Donna Shanks, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033207196, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donna Shanks, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5656 Kelley St, Houston, TX, 77026. Phone: (713) 566-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donna Shanks, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J3216, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donna Shanks, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donna Shanks, D.O. had 794 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.