Richard A. Shorter, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Princeton, WV
Richard A. Shorter, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Princeton, West Virginia, and NPI 1770587172, issued on Jun 13, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 1105, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Shorter
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1105 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 904 Harrison St, Princeton, WV 24740
- Phone
- (304) 461-7100
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2025
- Fax
- (304) 461-7112
- Medicaid IDs
- 010109892 VA
3810001390 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040407000742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard A. Shorter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 1105Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,572 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 340 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium382 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium308 claims
- Lisinopril273 claims
- Losartan Potassium254 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate249 claims
- Omeprazole239 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $80.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Richard A. Shorter among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia
Richard A. Shorter, DO is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Princeton
They are 17 of the 1,399 NPPES records with a practice address in Princeton, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.
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- Nancy Lohuis, M.D.Princeton, WV 247401053376442
- Marshall Long, DOPrinceton, WV 247401487718672
- Nicholas Muscari, D.O.Princeton, WV 247401548557341
- Florencio Neri, MDPrinceton, WV 247401134118524
- Jana Peters, DOPrinceton, WV 247401952444234
Common questions
What is Richard A. Shorter, DO's NPI number?
Richard A. Shorter, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770587172, issued on Jun 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Shorter, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 904 Harrison St, Princeton, WV, 24740. Phone: (304) 461-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Shorter, DO's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 1105, 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 Richard A. Shorter, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Shorter, DO had 9,572 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.