James M. Shipley, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Elizabethton, TN
James M. Shipley, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and NPI 1912957937, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 35197, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Shipley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35197 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1497 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN 37643
- Phone
- (423) 542-7420
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 542-7425
- Medicaid IDs
- Q003315 TN
1912957937 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051114000386); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James M. Shipley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 35197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,047 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril38 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate33 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
- Montelukast Sodium26 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium25 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
- Wellmont Medical Associates IncBristol, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Shipley among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
James M. Shipley, MD is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Elizabethton
They are 19 of the 377 NPPES records with a practice address in Elizabethton, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aly Bassal, M.D., F.I.C.S.Elizabethton, TN 376431275530560
- Buddy Clayton, MDElizabethton, TN 376431477525699
- Rebekah Cote, DOElizabethton, TN 376431487603742
- James Davenport, M.D.Elizabethton, TN 376431326106964
- William Garrett, MDElizabethton, TN 376431649376765
- Jerry GastineauElizabethton, TN 376431124118971
- Kenneth Hopland, M.D.Elizabethton, TN 376431255331740
- Michael Luedeman, MDElizabethton, TN 376431255592390
Common questions
What is James M. Shipley, MD's NPI number?
James M. Shipley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912957937, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Shipley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1497 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, 37643. Phone: (423) 542-7420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Shipley, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35197, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James M. Shipley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James M. Shipley, MD had 1,047 Medicare Part D claims for 322 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.