NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark S. Shimko, MD

Urology Physician · Salisbury, MD

Mark S. Shimko, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Salisbury, Maryland, and NPI 1457541278, issued on Jul 27, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0073462, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457541278
Name
Mark S. Shimko
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
D0073462 MD
C1-0009994 DE
50973 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1342 S Division St, Salisbury, MD 21804
Phone
(410) 546-2133
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2025
Fax
(410) 548-3361
Medicaid ID
ENROLLED MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120627000273); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1342 S Division St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robert MurphyPhysician Assistant1508145178

Verify Mark S. Shimko in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

2,254 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Shimko2,254
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl657 claims
  2. Finasteride297 claims
  3. Orgovyx227 claims
  4. Cephalexin175 claims
  5. Xtandi175 claims
  6. Erleada87 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: $968.79

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teleflex LLC. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Shimko$968.79
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Chesapeake Urology Associates LLCSalisbury, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark S. Shimko among 311 urology physician records in Maryland

Mark S. Shimko, MD is one of 311 urology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 80% 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 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2004 among the 213 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Maryland

There are 311 urology physician records in Maryland.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harold Genvert, MDSalisbury, MD 218041891756748
  2. Alyssa Gracely, M.D.Salisbury, MD 218041174934624
  3. Thomas Demarco, MDSalisbury, MD 218011194786160
  4. James Cherry, M.D.Berlin, MD 218111114945672
  5. Mark Edney, MDBerlin, MD 218111184684789
  6. Jason Smith, D.O.Berlin, MD 218111861604241
  7. Lawrence Jones, M.D.Smithsburg, MD 217831699957118
  8. Richard Bryson, M.D.Hagerstown, MD 217421417272261

Common questions

What is Mark S. Shimko, MD's NPI number?

Mark S. Shimko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457541278, issued on Jul 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark S. Shimko, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1342 S Division St, Salisbury, MD, 21804. Phone: (410) 546-2133. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark S. Shimko, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0073462, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark S. Shimko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark S. Shimko, MD had 2,254 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.