Linda K. Shipton, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Cambridge, MA
Linda K. Shipton, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and NPI 1720026032, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 217327, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Linda K. Shipton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 217327 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Phone
- (617) 665-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2134594 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070614000145); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1493 Cambridge St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Flannery AbbeySocial Worker1508604273
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- Khaleel Abdul-Jabbaar, PT, DPTOrthopedic Physical Therapist1780295717
- Adri Abou-Bakr, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1770421844
Verify Linda K. Shipton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 217327Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
609 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy64 claims
- Prezcobix38 claims
- Dovato36 claims
- Lisinopril29 claims
- Genvoya24 claims
- Ethambutol Hcl22 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 one group practice
- Cambridge Public Health CommissionEverett, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Linda K. Shipton among 487 infectious disease physician records in Massachusetts
Linda K. Shipton, M.D. is one of 487 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 296 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 487 infectious disease physician records in Massachusetts.
All 487 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Cambridge → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Bor, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391073550729
- Michael Callahan, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391770698821
- Fatemeh Entekhabi, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391730283607
- Alison Rapoport, M.D.Cambridge, MA 021391619296027
- Bruce Walker, MDCambridge, MA 021391770571572
- Lin Chen, MDCambridge, MA 021381285636654
- Robert Colgrove, MDCambridge, MA 021381144222522
- Vito Iacoviello, MDCambridge, MA 021381780686154
Common questions
What is Linda K. Shipton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Linda K. Shipton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720026032, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Linda K. Shipton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1493 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, 02139. Phone: (617) 665-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Linda K. Shipton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 217327, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Linda K. Shipton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Linda K. Shipton, M.D. had 609 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.