Joshua Shane Knighton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Joshua Shane Knighton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1861078438, issued on Mar 23, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 2024-01192, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Shane Knighton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2024-01192 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4525 Cameron Valley Pkwy Ste 4100D, Charlotte, NC 28211
- Phone
- (980) 402-1800
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2024
- Fax
- (980) 402-1801
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240814000267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Shane Knighton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2024-01192Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
432 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate17 claims
- Lisinopril17 claims
- Jardiance15 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide12 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: $21.44
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Atrium Health North Market Network LLCCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Shane Knighton among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joshua Shane Knighton, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
417 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 417 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Shane Knighton, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Shane Knighton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861078438, issued on Mar 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Shane Knighton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4525 Cameron Valley Pkwy Ste 4100D, Charlotte, NC, 28211. Phone: (980) 402-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Shane Knighton, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2024-01192, 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 Joshua Shane Knighton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Shane Knighton, MD had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.