Joan Shemwell, M.D.
Specialist · Indianapolis, IN
Joan Shemwell, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1609921758, issued on Jan 25, 2007. Check the license with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joan Shemwell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- Practice location
- 3834 S Emerson Ave Ste 100, Indianapolis, IN 46203
- Phone
- (317) 782-1577
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 3834 S Emerson Ave Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Russell, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1770590374
- Terene Varghese, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1538487723
- Timothy Walbridge, MDInternal Medicine Physician1386609071
Verify Joan Shemwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
6,899 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,524 among the 12,477 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 301 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium336 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium269 claims
- Eliquis235 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate213 claims
- Donepezil Hcl195 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium173 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $100.55
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The 9,482 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,756.65 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Eventus Ecs, IncFrankfort, KY
- Eventus Wholehealth Midwest IncLexington, KY
- Extended Care Specialists, IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Joan Shemwell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joan Shemwell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609921758, issued on Jan 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joan Shemwell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3834 S Emerson Ave Ste 100, Indianapolis, IN, 46203. Phone: (317) 782-1577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joan Shemwell, M.D.'s license?
Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joan Shemwell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joan Shemwell, M.D. had 6,899 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,524. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.