Robert Stewart Shofner, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Nashville, TN
Robert Stewart Shofner, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1427056993, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 3583169, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Stewart Shofner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 3583169 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 Church St, Nashville, TN 37203
- Phone
- (615) 340-4733
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (615) 340-4734
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171003005541); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Stewart Shofner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 3583169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
977 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate168 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine139 claims
- Latanoprost137 claims
- Ofloxacin78 claims
- Timolol Maleate71 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth38 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): 25.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $359.17
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eye Care OF Berryhill, LLCMontgomery, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Stewart Shofner among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Robert Stewart Shofner, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
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- Jeffrey Horn, MDNashville, TN 372031134210149
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- Ronald McFarland, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031710932785
Common questions
What is Robert Stewart Shofner, MD's NPI number?
Robert Stewart Shofner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427056993, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Stewart Shofner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 Church St, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 340-4733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Stewart Shofner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3583169, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Stewart Shofner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Stewart Shofner, MD had 977 Medicare Part D claims for 207 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Stewart Shofner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 25.4 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.