NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A.

Physician Assistant · Morehead City, NC

Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Morehead City, North Carolina, and NPI 1528256716, issued on Oct 12, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-01060, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; 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
1528256716
Name
Donna Leigh Shelton
Credential
P. A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-01060 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3715 Guardian Ave, Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone
(252) 222-3144
Enumerated
Oct 12, 2007
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(252) 222-3358
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100724000200); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Donna Leigh Shelton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Donna Shelton2,107
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl126 claims
  2. Doxepin Hcl96 claims
  3. Lamotrigine93 claims
  4. Benztropine Mesylate83 claims
  5. Prazosin Hcl77 claims
  6. Aripiprazole76 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: $381.61

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Donna Shelton$381.61
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Easter Seals Ucp North Carolina And Virginia, Inc.Morehead City, NC

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

Donna Leigh Shelton among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A. is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 20% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 physician assistant records list a practice address in Morehead City

They are 39 of the 656 NPPES records with a practice address in Morehead City, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Bedard, P.A.Morehead City, NC 285571417155441
  2. David Bertrand, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571093700676
  3. Barbara Bizub, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571467458612
  4. Sabrina Boyte, P.A.Morehead City, NC 285571033284559
  5. Michael Cartledge, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571073586590
  6. Margaret Dolan, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571124108881
  7. Jessica Foley, PA-CMorehead City, NC 285571790055325
  8. Steven Huber, PAMorehead City, NC 285571770681264

Common questions

What is Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A.'s NPI number?

Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528256716, issued on Oct 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3715 Guardian Ave, Morehead City, NC, 28557. Phone: (252) 222-3144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-01060, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donna Leigh Shelton, P. A. had 2,107 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.