NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lakeland, FL

Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1679535389, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME81093, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679535389
Name
Douglas Alan Shenkman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
ME81093 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
Phone
(863) 680-7214
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 27, 2023
Fax
(866) 264-8519
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100114000374); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1995
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 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd

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

  1. Oday Abdallah, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1578993754
  2. Obafunto Abimbola, MD, MPHOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1891139945
  3. Ala Abuaita, MDHospitalist Physician1538506670
  4. Michael Achinger, MDNephrology Physician1932170586
  5. Robyn Adams, ATCAthletic Trainer1114391356
  6. Michael Addonizio, M.D.Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician1942207469

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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

715 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 288 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Shenkman715
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam250 claims
  2. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen157 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl61 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
  5. Celecoxib36 claims
  6. Amoxicillin22 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $877.68

41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Douglas Shenkman$878
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Watson Clinic LLPLakeland, FL

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

Douglas Alan Shenkman among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida

Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Obafunto Abimbola, MD, MPHLakeland, FL 338051891139945
  2. Arjun Patel, DOLakeland, FL 338051396374716
  3. Russell Sklenicka, MDLakeland, FL 338051477525400
  4. Timothy Evans, MDLakeland, FL 338031942696653
  5. Frederick Goodwin, MDLakeland, FL 338031568556504
  6. Mario John, MDLakeland, FL 338031407012164
  7. Brian Jurbala, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338031669468096
  8. Donald Serot, MDLakeland, FL 338031831190529

Common questions

What is Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD's NPI number?

Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679535389, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 680-7214. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME81093, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD had 715 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Douglas Alan Shenkman, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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