Nael Shanti, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Cary, NC
Nael Shanti, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1720231749, issued on Nov 4, 2008. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-01658, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nael Shanti
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License numbers
- 2013-01658 NC
44010 KY
35-095831 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1110 SE Cary Pkwy, Cary, NC 27518
- Phone
- (919) 297-0000
- Enumerated
- Nov 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 232-5328
- Medicaid IDs
- 201006210 IN
7100103970 KY
3079823 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131202001347); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records → All 37 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1110 SE Cary Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Lin, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1326184870
- Kelly Nguyen, NPNurse Practitioner1801091343
- Julie Rockefeller, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1184811663
- Christopher Surendra, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1154672426
Verify Nael Shanti in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-01658Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
885 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 365 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin166 claims
- Methocarbamol124 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen117 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine77 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl72 claims
- Methylprednisolone66 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: $79.38
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncCary, NC
- Unc Physicians Group Practices II LLCMorrisville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nael Shanti among 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in North Carolina
Nael Shanti, M.D. is one of 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 25 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 37 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in North Carolina.
All 37 in North Carolina → Every provider in Cary → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Horne, MD, PHDCary, NC 275111073757720
- Alicia Ozhakanat, PAApex, NC 275021588532782
- Daniel Cavanaugh, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991790004984
- Douglas WeinbergChapel Hill, NC 275991770927279
- Cary Idler, MDRaleigh, NC 276091578784591
- William Lestini, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276091881711158
- Ryan Gentry, MDRaleigh, NC 276101427491257
- Conor Regan, M.D.Raleigh, NC 276101265635940
Common questions
What is Nael Shanti, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nael Shanti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720231749, issued on Nov 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nael Shanti, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1110 SE Cary Pkwy, Cary, NC, 27518. Phone: (919) 297-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nael Shanti, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-01658, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nael Shanti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nael Shanti, M.D. had 885 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nael Shanti, M.D.'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.