Michael S. Shuler, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Athens, GA
Michael S. Shuler, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1497944565, issued on Oct 15, 2007. Check the license (Georgia 53723, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael S. Shuler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 53723 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1765 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 549-1663
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2024
- Fax
- (706) 546-8792
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080815000076); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1765 Old West Broad St
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Verify Michael S. Shuler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 53723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
1,038 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 468 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl371 claims
- Tramadol Hcl276 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen177 claims
- Meloxicam98 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim46 claims
- Xiaflex19 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $8,497.91
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Linvatec Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Athens Orthopedic Clinic, PAAthens, GA
- Esop Rehabilitation LLCSnellville, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael S. Shuler among 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia
Michael S. Shuler, MD is one of 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 95% 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, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 94% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 73 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207XS0106X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Georgia
There are 78 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Georgia.
All 78 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Katz, MDAthens, GA 306061407034531
- Dean Worthingstun, D.O.Blue Ridge, GA 305131013199637
- Justin Barrett, MDGainesville, GA 305011295970978
- Travis Patterson, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011306285978
- Bryce Gillespie, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421801805429
- Jeffrey Klugman, MDAtlanta, GA 303421588620256
- Gary Lourie, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421568410843
- Allan Peljovich, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421235187790
Common questions
What is Michael S. Shuler, MD's NPI number?
Michael S. Shuler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497944565, issued on Oct 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael S. Shuler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1765 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 549-1663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael S. Shuler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 53723, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael S. Shuler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael S. Shuler, MD had 1,038 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael S. Shuler, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.