NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Leominster, MA

Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Leominster, Massachusetts, and NPI 1538223870, issued on Dec 21, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 77214, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538223870
Name
Robert Leslie Shelton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
77214 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Hospital RD, Leominster, MA 01453
Phone
(978) 840-6481
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3060322 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050614000112); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 Hospital RD

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

  1. Meagan Baldwin, CNPNurse Practitioner1174346852
  2. Michael Berger, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1609361294
  3. Xiaoming Bi, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205139037
  4. Alison Bird, P.A.Physician Assistant1184636987
  5. Paul Block, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1003810094
  6. Kelton Burbank, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1326050113

Verify Robert Leslie Shelton in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in 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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43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

210 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 77 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Shelton210
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl73 claims
  2. Ibuprofen54 claims
  3. Cephalexin16 claims
  4. Clindamycin Hcl14 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. R Leslie Shelton MD PCLeominster, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Robert Leslie Shelton among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts

Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D. is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 58% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 60% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts

There are 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Benjamin Grajales, M.D.Leominster, MA 014531427097419
  2. Nathaniel Merrell, M.D.Leominster, MA 014531922162262
  3. Mark Aranson, MDGardner, MA 014401962460600
  4. George Krasowski, M.D.Gardner, MA 014401386627578
  5. Cathryn Rudawsky, DOGardner, MA 014401720602378
  6. Thomas Scalfarotto, DOGardner, MA 014401003128067
  7. Cyrus Vakili, M.D.Gardner, MA 014401760601082
  8. Jeffrey Arpin, M.D.Ayer, MA 014321285630988

Common questions

What is Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538223870, issued on Dec 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Hospital RD, Leominster, MA, 01453. Phone: (978) 840-6481. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 77214, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D. had 210 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert Leslie Shelton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.