NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Shorter, MD

Pediatric Surgery Physician · Morgantown, WV

Nicholas Shorter, MD is a pediatric surgery physician with a practice address in Morgantown, West Virginia, and NPI 1346234937, issued on Sep 9, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 25708, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1346234937
Name
Nicholas Shorter
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Surgery Physician 2086S0120X
License numbers
25708 WV
215665-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone
(304) 598-4000
Enumerated
Sep 9, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2022
Medicaid ID
01458240 NY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Medical Center Dr

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

  1. Mir Ali Abbas Khan, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1992115653
  2. Amirahwaty AbdullahPulmonary Disease Physician1306221650
  3. Sami Abdulnabi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508667809
  4. Sara AbdulrazzakStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1053114215
  5. Amr AborayaPharmacist1629997473
  6. Hamza Abou Alchamat, M.DPediatric Anesthesiology Physician1457039968

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric surgery physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 179 among the 68 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nicholas Shorter16
  2. Specialty average179

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.

Nicholas Shorter among 13 pediatric surgery physician records in West Virginia

Nicholas Shorter, MD is one of 13 pediatric surgery physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 46% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0120X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Surgery Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 13 pediatric surgery physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 pediatric surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Patrick BonassoMorgantown, WV 265061164765830
  2. Joseph DrewsMorgantown, WV 265061285053181
  3. Alfred Gest, MD, PACOGMorgantown, WV 265061780685347
  4. Federico Seifarth, M.D., FMH,FAAP, FACSMorgantown, WV 265061740413061
  5. Richard Vaughan, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061710071303
  6. Lea Wehrli, MDMorgantown, WV 265061669917779
  7. Bonnie Beaver, MDHuntington, WV 257011326008012
  8. John Dinsmore, M.D.Huntington, WV 257011275501231

Common questions

What is Nicholas Shorter, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Shorter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346234937, issued on Sep 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Shorter, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV, 26506. Phone: (304) 598-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Shorter, MD's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 25708, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nicholas Shorter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Shorter, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric surgery physician prescribers was 179. 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.