Matthew James Shaffer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ashland, KY
Matthew James Shaffer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1649461625, issued on Aug 6, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 44465, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew James Shaffer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 44465 KY
22835 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2201 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY 41101
- Phone
- (606) 408-6200
- Enumerated
- Aug 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 408-6825
- Medicaid IDs
- 3159764 OH
7100156550 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110323000708); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew James Shaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 44465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
752 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone120 claims
- Cefdinir56 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate56 claims
- Furosemide33 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 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): 82.9 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kings Daughters Medical Specialties IncAshland, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew James Shaffer among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Matthew James Shaffer, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashland
They are 38 of the 1,637 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Matthew James Shaffer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew James Shaffer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649461625, issued on Aug 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew James Shaffer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2201 Lexington Ave, Ashland, KY, 41101. Phone: (606) 408-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew James Shaffer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 44465, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew James Shaffer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew James Shaffer, M.D. had 752 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew James Shaffer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.9 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.