NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Howard Shane, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Austin, TX

James Howard Shane, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1720016579, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas L5557, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1720016579
Name
James Howard Shane
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
L5557 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7000 North Mopac, Austin, TX 78731
Phone
(512) 482-0045
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 476-9892
Medicaid IDs
1779019-01 TX
177901901 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050405001262); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1992
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 7000 North Mopac

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

  1. Erin Amjadi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871529115
  2. Amy Arrant, MDInternal Medicine Physician1750326419
  3. Farhana Bashar, MDInternal Medicine Physician1326090119
  4. Matthew Benevich, MDInternal Medicine Physician1710922331
  5. Lu Ann Bundrant, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700812989
  6. Melodie Chen, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1639307689

Verify James Howard Shane in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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8.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

25,618 Medicare Part D claims for 900 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 1,317 claims were for opioids.

  1. James Shane25,618
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,150 claims
  2. Eliquis1,102 claims
  3. Gabapentin1,037 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate682 claims
  5. Furosemide653 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium591 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

  1. Hospital Internists OF Texas LLCAustin, TX

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

James Howard Shane among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

James Howard Shane, M.D. is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

606 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 606 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erin Amjadi, MDAustin, TX 787311871529115
  2. Amy Arrant, MDAustin, TX 787311750326419
  3. Farhana Bashar, MDAustin, TX 787311326090119
  4. Matthew Benevich, MDAustin, TX 787311710922331
  5. Lu Ann Bundrant, MDAustin, TX 787311700812989
  6. Mini Gopalan, M.D.Austin, TX 787311720060932
  7. Grace Grant-Jennings, M.D.Austin, TX 787311003816422
  8. Ross Hemphill, M.D.Austin, TX 787311568490308

Common questions

What is James Howard Shane, M.D.'s NPI number?

James Howard Shane, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720016579, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Howard Shane, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7000 North Mopac, Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 482-0045. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Howard Shane, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L5557, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James Howard Shane, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Howard Shane, M.D. had 25,618 Medicare Part D claims for 900 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.