Joseph Alan Shaw, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, AL
Joseph Alan Shaw, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Alabama, and NPI 1073134672, issued on May 5, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 44078, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Alan Shaw
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 44078 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 22454 US Highway 72 Ste 330, Athens, AL 35613
- Phone
- (256) 262-6380
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2024
- Fax
- (256) 262-6384
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240604003436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 22454 US Highway 72 Ste 330
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Alan Shaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 44078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
595 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate34 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide21 claims
- Losartan Potassium21 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: $404.63
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Valley Internal MedicineAthens, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Alan Shaw among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Joseph Alan Shaw, MD is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2003 among the 1,136 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 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 9 of the 506 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Vijaya Koneru, M.D.Athens, AL 356111750434080
- Shashanna Ndong, M.D.Athens, AL 356111407077845
- Maria Onoya, M.D.Athens, AL 356111801237946
- James Walker, MDAthens, AL 356111548206659
Common questions
What is Joseph Alan Shaw, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Alan Shaw, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073134672, issued on May 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Alan Shaw, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 22454 US Highway 72 Ste 330, Athens, AL, 35613. Phone: (256) 262-6380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Alan Shaw, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 44078, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Alan Shaw, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Alan Shaw, MD had 595 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.