Laura K. Shelton, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Florence, MT
Laura K. Shelton, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Florence, Montana, and NPI 1679574131, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Montana 8311, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura K. Shelton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 8311 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5549 Old Hwy 93, Florence, MT 59833
- Phone
- (406) 273-4923
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 829-7874
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031223000856); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5549 Old Hwy 93
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura K. Shelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8311Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,541 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 407 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium539 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium491 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate455 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate352 claims
- Lisinopril349 claims
- Omeprazole315 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: $21.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, 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 2 group practices
- Providence Health And Services MtMissoula, MT
- Sapphire Community Health IncHamilton, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura K. Shelton among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana
Laura K. Shelton, MD is one of 775 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2007 among the 464 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 53% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Florence
They are 5 of the 48 NPPES records with a practice address in Florence, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.
All 775 in Montana → Every provider in Florence → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Georgia Milan, MDFlorence, MT 598331134155534
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Common questions
What is Laura K. Shelton, MD's NPI number?
Laura K. Shelton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679574131, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura K. Shelton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5549 Old Hwy 93, Florence, MT, 59833. Phone: (406) 273-4923. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura K. Shelton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 8311, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura K. Shelton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura K. Shelton, MD had 10,541 Medicare Part D claims for 484 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.