James A. Shaer, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · East Liverpool, OH
James A. Shaer, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in East Liverpool, Ohio, and NPI 1609981612, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.085963, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Shaer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 35.085963 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 425 W 5TH St, East Liverpool, OH 43920
- Phone
- (330) 386-2047
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2582521 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050719000601); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James A. Shaer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.085963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alendronate Sodium46 claims
- Amoxicillin11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- River Valley Physicians LLCEast Liverpool, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Shaer among 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio
James A. Shaer, MD is one of 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 579 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 Ohio 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 Ohio
There are 921 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 921 in Ohio → Every provider in East Liverpool → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Domer, D.O.East Liverpool, OH 439201417918111
- Stuart Anderson, M.D.Martins Ferry, OH 439351811067564
- Earl Braunlich, MDSaint Clairsville, OH 439501205811130
- Kumar Amin, MDSteubenville, OH 439521063587020
- Joshua Boni, MDSteubenville, OH 439521700240553
- Mark FyeSteubenville, OH 439521053318196
- Aashish Jog, MDSteubenville, OH 439521134479736
- Jeffrey Brodsky, D.O.Ashtabula, OH 440041003990029
Common questions
What is James A. Shaer, MD's NPI number?
James A. Shaer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609981612, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Shaer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 425 W 5TH St, East Liverpool, OH, 43920. Phone: (330) 386-2047. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Shaer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.085963, 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 James A. Shaer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Shaer, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.