Kenneth James Shortt, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Orange, CA
Kenneth James Shortt, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1649767294, issued on Apr 19, 2018. Check the license (California A202629, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth James Shortt
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- A202629 CA
326587 LA
2023011921 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 456-8888
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251016003996); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kenneth James Shortt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A202629Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
632 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium35 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate33 claims
- Lisinopril30 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Furosemide21 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: $51.99
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 2 group practices
- Mercy Clinic Adult Hospitalists Jefferson LLCFestus, MO
- The Regents OF The University OF California-IrvineOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth James Shortt among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Kenneth James Shortt, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 61% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
187 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Orange
They are 187 of the 13,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kenneth James Shortt, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth James Shortt, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649767294, issued on Apr 19, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth James Shortt, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 The City Dr S, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth James Shortt, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A202629, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth James Shortt, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth James Shortt, M.D. had 632 Medicare Part D claims for 208 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.