Richard Russell Shelton, MD
Pediatrics Physician · Buford, GA
Richard Russell Shelton, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Buford, Georgia, and NPI 1619947769, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 043775, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Russell Shelton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 043775 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4095 S Lee St, Buford, GA 30518
- Phone
- (770) 932-8519
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2026
- Fax
- (770) 533-4798
- Medicaid IDs
- 000754157M GA
000754157P GA
000754157Q GA
000754157N GA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4095 S Lee St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Russell Shelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 043775Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $207.20
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Richard Russell Shelton among 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia
Richard Russell Shelton, MD is one of 2,258 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 208000000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatrics Physician providers in Georgia
There are 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia.
All 2,258 in Georgia → Every provider in Buford → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jana Himmelbaum, D.O.Buford, GA 305181427497353
- Mabel Njoku, MDSugar Hill, GA 305181417082355
- Scott Parsons, M.D.Buford, GA 305181104898410
- Laura Putnam, MDBuford, GA 305181013997444
- Savita Rajgiri, MDSugar Hill, GA 305181477698983
- Nirmala Bharadwaj, M.D.Buford, GA 305191245214667
- Sreeja GopinathanBraselton, GA 305171184158628
- James Keelan Passmore, MDBraselton, GA 305171992382360
Common questions
What is Richard Russell Shelton, MD's NPI number?
Richard Russell Shelton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619947769, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Russell Shelton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4095 S Lee St, Buford, GA, 30518. Phone: (770) 932-8519. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Russell Shelton, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 043775, 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.
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.