Kent Lyle Shippen, PA
Physician Assistant · Driggs, ID
Kent Lyle Shippen, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Driggs, Idaho, and NPI 1942379003, issued on Nov 6, 2006. Check the license (Idaho PA-617, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Lyle Shippen
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA-617 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 283 N 1St E, Driggs, ID 83422
- Phone
- (208) 354-2302
- Enumerated
- Nov 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 354-8392
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160915000840); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 283 N 1St E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chad Horrocks, MDFamily Medicine Physician1407925639
Verify Kent Lyle Shippen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license PA-617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
296 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Betamethasone Dipropionate49 claims
- Dupixent Syringe23 claims
- Metronidazole23 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide22 claims
- Econazole Nitrate17 claims
- Acyclovir14 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): 91 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: $150.46
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Advanced Dermatology OF Wyoming IncJackson, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
2 physician assistant records list a practice address in Driggs
They are 2 of the 117 NPPES records with a practice address in Driggs, and 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho.
All 2 in Driggs → All 1,250 in Idaho → Every provider in Driggs →
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- Alan Adams, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID1891188348
- Jonathan Adams, P.A.-CHayden, ID1285913970
- Serena Adams, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID1669543450
- Emily Adofo EmmertLewiston, ID1891641734
- Derek Ahlstrom, PABoise, ID1174096606
- Charlotte Ainge, PACPotlatch, ID1689661050
- Jeffrey Albrecht, PANampa, ID1871620435
Common questions
What is Kent Lyle Shippen, PA's NPI number?
Kent Lyle Shippen, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942379003, issued on Nov 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Lyle Shippen, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 283 N 1St E, Driggs, ID, 83422. Phone: (208) 354-2302. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Lyle Shippen, PA's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number PA-617, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kent Lyle Shippen, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Lyle Shippen, PA had 296 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kent Lyle Shippen, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.