Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Durham, NC
Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1043394901, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 98-01767, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Charles Shanahan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 98-01767 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 E NC Highway 54 Ste 200, Durham, NC 27713
- Phone
- (919) 405-2040
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Fax
- (919) 405-2266
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091106000425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2222 E NC Highway 54 Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Kelsey MorganPhysician Assistant1316774284
- Rebecca Unger, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528507266
Verify Joseph Charles Shanahan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 98-01767Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
4,583 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 185 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate563 claims
- Prednisone518 claims
- Methotrexate385 claims
- Allopurinol249 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen158 claims
- Xeljanz Xr132 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15,796.35
75 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncCary, NC
- Shanahan Rheumatology And Immunotherapy, PLLCDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Charles Shanahan among 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina
Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD is one of 234 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 234 rheumatology physician records in North Carolina.
All 234 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kim Huffman, MD, PHDDurham, NC 277131023079746
- David Caldwell, MDDurham, NC 277101982787123
- Megan ClowseDurham, NC 277101063595213
- Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, M.D.Durham, NC 277101902988181
- Jayanth Doss, M.D.Durham, NC 277101699936302
- Mary DriebeekDurham, NC 277101144304056
- Barton Haynes, M.D.Durham, NC 277101427107432
- Virginia KrausDurham, NC 277101013091172
Common questions
What is Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043394901, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 E NC Highway 54 Ste 200, Durham, NC, 27713. Phone: (919) 405-2040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 98-01767, 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 Charles Shanahan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD had 4,583 Medicare Part D claims for 635 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Charles Shanahan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.