Howard L. Shackelford, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Clairsville, OH
Howard L. Shackelford, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and NPI 1750431094, issued on Jan 11, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35042925, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard L. Shackelford
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 35042925 OH
11190 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 46150 National RD W, Saint Clairsville, OH 43950
- Phone
- (740) 695-2443
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 21, 2022
- Fax
- (304) 233-6073
- Medicaid IDs
- 0517748 OH
0129426000 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050926000024); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 46150 National RD W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joyce ShackelfordSurgical Assistant1760886907
- Sally Stollar, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1447658927
Verify Howard L. Shackelford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35042925Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis18 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $395.23
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Howard L. Shackelford among 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio
Howard L. Shackelford, MD is one of 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% 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 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 1998 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Ohio
There are 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio.
All 310 in Ohio → Every provider in Saint Clairsville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victor Maevsky, M.D.Saint Clairsville, OH 439501790792398
- Baldev Sekhon, MDSteubenville, OH 439521942265491
- Akhila Yarramneni, M.D.Steubenville, OH 439521679657605
- Michael Mikhail, MDSheffield Village, OH 440351376507350
- Haysam El Dalati, MDLorain, OH 440531972577187
- Jason Robke, MDLorain, OH 440531841218955
- Alexander Zolli, M.D.Lorain, OH 440551669589743
- George Habanbo, M.DCleveland, OH 441021073860284
Common questions
What is Howard L. Shackelford, MD's NPI number?
Howard L. Shackelford, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750431094, issued on Jan 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard L. Shackelford, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 46150 National RD W, Saint Clairsville, OH, 43950. Phone: (740) 695-2443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard L. Shackelford, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35042925, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard L. Shackelford, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard L. Shackelford, MD had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard L. Shackelford, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.
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.