NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gregory Kenneth Shell, D.D.S.

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry · Lenoir, NC

Gregory Kenneth Shell, D.D.S. is an orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry with a practice address in Lenoir, North Carolina, and NPI 1396928859, issued on Dec 7, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 5332, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396928859
Name
Gregory Kenneth Shell
Credential
D.D.S.
Primary taxonomy
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry 1223X0400X
License number
5332 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
509 Harper Ave SW, Lenoir, NC 28645
Phone
(828) 754-0234
Enumerated
Dec 7, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 7, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $27.85

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was American Orthodontics Corporation. The 7,622 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,641.73 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gregory Shell$27.85
  2. Specialty average$1,641.73

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Gregory Kenneth Shell among 365 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in North Carolina

Gregory Kenneth Shell, D.D.S. is one of 365 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 62% 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 33% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 33% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223X0400X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry providers in North Carolina

There are 365 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records in North Carolina.

The 8 orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Gragg, DDS, MSMorganton, NC 286551609980077
  2. Christian Piers, D.D.S., M.S.Morganton, NC 286551760937999
  3. David Small, D.D.S., M.S., P.A.Morganton, NC 286551154350114
  4. Derwood Ashworth, D.D.S., M.SC.O.North Wilkesboro, NC 286591699897017
  5. Phillip Brame, DDS MS BOARD CERTIFINorth Wilkesboro, NC 286591659482024
  6. Andrew Hass, DDSConover, NC 286131104903806
  7. James Vacca, DDS M SR OStatesville, NC 286771194838961
  8. R Reed, D.D.S.Boone, NC 286071164406054

Common questions

What is Gregory Kenneth Shell, D.D.S.'s NPI number?

Gregory Kenneth Shell, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396928859, issued on Dec 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gregory Kenneth Shell, D.D.S. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Harper Ave SW, Lenoir, NC, 28645. Phone: (828) 754-0234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gregory Kenneth Shell, D.D.S.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5332, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.