Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1932104080, issued on Jun 16, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200300682, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 200300682 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 32 Orange St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 771-5012
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2025
- Fax
- (828) 281-3164
- Medicaid ID
- 89135XT NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040401001465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200300682Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
186 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt36 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl15 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Ibuprofen12 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emergency Coverage LLCAsheville, NC
- Kernersville Emergency Group, PLLCKernersville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terrence Burt, MDAsheville, NC 288011053374330
- Margaret Chally, MDAsheville, NC 288011497718910
- Paul Flanders, MDAsheville, NC 288011861455123
- Mark Helms, MDAsheville, NC 288011679536106
- Rex Henderson, MDAsheville, NC 288011457314726
- Stace Horine, DOAsheville, NC 288011891757597
- Allen Lalor, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011295724623
- Scott Ramming, MDAsheville, NC 288011962465237
Common questions
What is Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932104080, issued on Jun 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 32 Orange St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 771-5012. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200300682, 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 Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth W. Porter-Shirley, MD had 186 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.