Rick A. Shelman, MD
Surgery Physician · Iowa City, IA
Rick A. Shelman, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1629038120, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 30691, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rick A. Shelman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 30691 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 E Bloomington St, Iowa City, IA 52245
- Phone
- (319) 338-9247
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 338-2785
- Medicaid ID
- 0123653 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100518000340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 510 E Bloomington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Rick A. Shelman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 30691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
127 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Surgical Services, PCIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rick A. Shelman among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
Rick A. Shelman, MD is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 surgery physician records list a practice address in Iowa City
They are 116 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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- Darwin Peterson, D.O.Iowa City, IA 522451043270556
- Paul Pierson, DOIowa City, IA 522451649686890
- Robert Radcliffe, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451891756854
- Nathan Schneider, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451124114327
- Steven Udelhofen, DOIowa City, IA 522451457581308
Common questions
What is Rick A. Shelman, MD's NPI number?
Rick A. Shelman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629038120, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rick A. Shelman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 E Bloomington St, Iowa City, IA, 52245. Phone: (319) 338-9247. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rick A. Shelman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 30691, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rick A. Shelman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rick A. Shelman, MD had 127 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.