Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1811972300, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas L3472, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Houston Shelton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- L3472 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Phone
- (817) 870-7300
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 335-9529
- Medicaid ID
- 160615403 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031106000206); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Houston Shelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L3472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,504 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium465 claims
- Famotidine115 claims
- Clenpiq88 claims
- Omeprazole87 claims
- Colestipol Hcl76 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf48 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): 79.9 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: $1,549.86
57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCKeller, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Houston Shelton among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D. is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
All 1,478 in Texas → Every provider in Fort Worth → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Mark Dalton, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041780675033
- Virat Dave, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041679512370
- Manjushree Gautam, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041831172725
- Kumar Gutta, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041831180413
- Donald Johnson, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041790745990
- Ahmad Khalifa Alsaleh, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041710947833
- Apurva Modi, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041558300137
Common questions
What is Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811972300, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (817) 870-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L3472, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D. had 1,504 Medicare Part D claims for 467 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Houston Shelton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.9 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.