Lance L. Shears, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Parkersburg, WV
Lance L. Shears, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and NPI 1104037753, issued on May 25, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia WV 3178, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lance L. Shears
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- WV 3178 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3015 Dudley Avenue, Parkersburg, WV 26104
- Phone
- (304) 428-6495
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 865-0802
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lance L. Shears in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license WV 3178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
334 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate138 claims
- Amoxicillin137 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl12 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: $149.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimvie Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Lance L. Shears among 547 general practice dentistry records in West Virginia
Lance L. Shears, DDS is one of 547 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in West Virginia. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Dentistry providers in West Virginia
There are 547 general practice dentistry records in West Virginia.
All 547 in West Virginia → Every provider in Parkersburg → General Practice Dentistry nationwide →
The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chad Bush, D.D.S.Parkersburg, WV 261041265795876
- Michael Mason, DDSParkersburg, WV 261041265561484
- Rodney Powers, D.D.S.Parkersburg, WV 261041245237320
- Chance ShearsParkersburg, WV 261041316820038
- Charles Yeater, DDSParkersburg, WV 261041215286844
- Samuel Bever, DDSVienna, WV 261051316022536
- Angela Cook-Huffman, DDSVienna, WV 261051134217136
- Douglas Florence, DDSParkersburg, WV 261051841213915
Common questions
What is Lance L. Shears, DDS's NPI number?
Lance L. Shears, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104037753, issued on May 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lance L. Shears, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3015 Dudley Avenue, Parkersburg, WV, 26104. Phone: (304) 428-6495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lance L. Shears, DDS's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number WV 3178, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lance L. Shears, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lance L. Shears, DDS had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.