Joseph McNelis, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Shelby, NC
Joseph McNelis, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1538179734, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2022-00831, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph McNelis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 2022-00831 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 808 N Washington St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (980) 487-1400
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220603000953); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 808 N Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph McNelis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2022-00831Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole54 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl34 claims
- Linzess29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte12 claims
- Xifaxan12 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Atrium Health Specialty Network IncCharlotte, NC
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joseph McNelis, MD's NPI number?
Joseph McNelis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538179734, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph McNelis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 808 N Washington St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (980) 487-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph McNelis, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2022-00831, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph McNelis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph McNelis, MD had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph McNelis, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.