Joel Christopher Shackson, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Buffalo, NY
Joel Christopher Shackson, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1528555711, issued on Apr 13, 2018. Check the license (New York 331693, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Christopher Shackson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- 331693 NY
66385 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY 14263
- Phone
- (716) 845-2300
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240904003208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Christopher Shackson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 331693Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Citalopram Hbr24 claims
- Risperidone19 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
- Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Christopher Shackson among 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York
Joel Christopher Shackson, MD is one of 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in New York. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2013 among the 155 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in New York
There are 218 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in New York.
All 218 in New York → Every provider in Buffalo → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Alexander, MD, PHDBuffalo, NY 142631114585379
- Desi Carozza, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142631558538777
- Amy Case, MDBuffalo, NY 142631750326914
- Jaclyn Schneider, MDBuffalo, NY 142631134449424
- Mercy Tomy, MDBuffalo, NY 142631417391434
- Michelle Walter, DOBuffalo, NY 142631730341314
- Anne Banas, M.D.Amherst, NY 142261255650842
- Mehak Swami, DOBuffalo, NY 142151609216001
Common questions
What is Joel Christopher Shackson, MD's NPI number?
Joel Christopher Shackson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528555711, issued on Apr 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Christopher Shackson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263. Phone: (716) 845-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Christopher Shackson, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 331693, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Christopher Shackson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Christopher Shackson, MD had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.