NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Grantham McAleer Shell, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mobile, AL

Grantham McAleer Shell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1083871131, issued on May 16, 2008. Check the license (Alabama MD.30197, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083871131
Name
Grantham McAleer Shell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD.30197 AL
30197 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1720 Spring Hill Ave FL 3, Mobile, AL 36604
Phone
(251) 435-2663
Enumerated
May 16, 2008
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2024
Medicaid ID
160835 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140701000840); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2008
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 1720 Spring Hill Ave FL 3

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

  1. Christopher Choquette, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1912442401
  2. Sarah Goode, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447794862
  3. Michael Granberry, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1427058882
  4. Clayton Lane, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1407078884
  5. Lindsey Tullis, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811665144
  6. Samantha Wooten, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1972010056

Verify Grantham McAleer Shell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

687 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 204 claims were for opioids.

  1. Grantham Shell687
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen151 claims
  2. Diclofenac Sodium123 claims
  3. Celecoxib93 claims
  4. Meloxicam90 claims
  5. Gabapentin34 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone29 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $1,161.92

32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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. Grantham Shell$1,162
  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. Southern Orthopaedic Alliance PLLCMobile, AL

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

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama

There are 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama

  1. Abhinav Agarwal, M.B.B.S.Birmingham, AL1043461445
  2. Carl Albertson, M.D.Fairhope, AL1134127046
  3. Howard Alexander, M.D.Huntsville, AL1376598458
  4. David Alford, M.D.Dothan, AL1982605366
  5. Andrew Allen, MDBirmingham, AL1568084960
  6. William Allen, MDBirmingham, AL1215506464
  7. Jorge Alonso, MDMobile, AL1710931688
  8. Landon Anderson, MDAndalusia, AL1508891516
  9. Scott Appell, M.D.Vestavia, AL1891715918
  10. James Armstrong, M.D.Montgomery, AL1093775223

Common questions

What is Grantham McAleer Shell, MD's NPI number?

Grantham McAleer Shell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083871131, issued on May 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Grantham McAleer Shell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 Spring Hill Ave FL 3, Mobile, AL, 36604. Phone: (251) 435-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Grantham McAleer Shell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.30197, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Grantham McAleer Shell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Grantham McAleer Shell, MD had 687 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Grantham McAleer Shell, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.