2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1033166251 M.D.
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Edward Shuherk, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician in Lakewood, Colorado.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,125 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 586 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$176.77
8 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

Edward Shuherk, M.D. filed 6,800 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Family Medicine Physician in Lakewood, Colorado, prescribing 87% generic.

7K
Part D claims, 2024
87%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥96th
pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Edward Shuherk, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1033166251), first enumerated 05/31/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 6,800 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $176.77 in reported industry payments (8 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1033166251 · Family Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM

  • NPI-10 1033166251
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MEGA 150K Family Medicine
  • RX-MID 6,800
  • BOOK-LIGHT 3,406 in Colorado
  • PHOTO-ENUM Sheela Dravid · 2006

Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally

6,800 ≥ 96th percentile 96% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands

0–200: 679,947 prescribers (48%). Below this entry. 200–400: 188,835 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 95,866 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 60,107 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 43,043 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 33,612 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,200–1,400: 27,889 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,400–1,600: 23,183 prescribers (2%). Below this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,917 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 1,800–2,000: 17,585 prescribers (1%). Below this entry. 2K+: 226,899 prescribers (16%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Edward Shuherk, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Edward Shuherk, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/31/2006

NPI 1033166251

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

150,125 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

6,800 93% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,519

Specialty distribution in Colorado

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Colorado providers

Colorado providers
Behavior Technician8.2%Mental Health Counselor6.1%Clinical Social Worker4.3%Physical Therapist4.2%Professional Counselor3.7%Registered Nurse3.6%Family Medicine Physician2.3%
Largest specialties in Colorado (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Family Medicine Physician. Verify directly:

How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

12790 W ALAMEDA PKWY
Lakewood, CO 80228

Provider Details

NPI 1033166251
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/31/2006

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Edward Shuherk, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Intermountain Medical Group Denver LLC
Broomfield, CO
Select Physical Therapy OF West Denver Limited Partnership
Golden, CO

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Edward Shuherk, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$177

Largest payer

ViiV Healthcare Company

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Edward Shuherk, M.D. - brand share 12.0%
Family Medicine Physician average

12% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 6,800 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

6,800
Total Claims
$496K
Total Drug Cost
586
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
14,606.5
Total Day Supply
421,700
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 87% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$394K
Generic Drug Cost
$98K
Opioid Claims
297 (4.4% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
194

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
71.7 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.30
Gender Split
45% female / 55% male
Age Distribution
<65: 59, 65-74: 343, 75-84: 145, 85+: 39

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Edward Shuherk, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Atorvastatin Calcium
496
Levothyroxine Sodium
283
Lisinopril
222
Amlodipine Besylate
208
Omeprazole
185
Losartan Potassium
163
Gabapentin
162
Tamsulosin Hcl
147
Rosuvastatin Calcium
145
Metoprolol Succinate
116

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Edward Shuherk, M.D. fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

150,125
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,519
Avg Claims per Provider

Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s 6,800 claims are above the specialty average of 3,519.

Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Shuherk, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Colorado

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Colorado, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Shuherk.

One of 3,406 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Colorado, 5 are shown here.

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s specialty?
Edward Shuherk, M.D. specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Lakewood, Colorado. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Edward Shuherk, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Shuherk, M.D. wrote 6,800 Medicare Part D claims totaling $496K in drug costs for 586 beneficiaries.
Where is Edward Shuherk, M.D. located?
Edward Shuherk, M.D. is located at 12790 W ALAMEDA PKWY, Lakewood, CO, 80228. Phone: (303) 403-6350.
What is Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033166251, issued on 05/31/2006.
Does Edward Shuherk, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s prescribing is 12% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $394K in brand drug costs.
Does Edward Shuherk, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, Edward Shuherk, M.D. had 297 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.4%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 150,125 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,519 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Edward Shuherk, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Edward Shuherk, M.D. accept Medicare?
Edward Shuherk, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 6,800 Part D claims and 586 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s credentials?
Edward Shuherk, M.D.'s NPI is 1033166251 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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