NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D.

Obstetrics Physician · Newport News, VA

Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D. is an obstetrics physician with a practice address in Newport News, Virginia, and NPI 1912970302, issued on Feb 8, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101030251, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912970302
Name
Robert Craig Shwayder
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics Physician 207VX0000X
License number
0101030251 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
716 Denbigh Blvd, Newport News, VA 23608
Phone
(757) 874-2790
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 13, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(757) 874-6758
Medicaid ID
6232019 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060519000079); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1972
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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Verify Robert Craig Shwayder in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
    Search for license 0101030251    Check the board
  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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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics physician in 2024

71 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 218 among the 863 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.

  1. Robert Shwayder71
  2. Specialty average218

Most prescribed

  1. Larin Fe13 claims
  2. Fluconazole12 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: $34.60

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 679 providers of this specialty with any payment received $826.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Shwayder$34.60
  2. Specialty average$826.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Robert Craig Shwayder among 49 obstetrics physician records in Virginia

Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D. is one of 49 obstetrics physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 76% 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 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 27% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated1972 · median 2005 among the 27 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VX0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics Physician providers in Virginia

There are 49 obstetrics physician records in Virginia.

All 49 in Virginia → Every provider in Newport News → Obstetrics Physician nationwide →

The 8 obstetrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Tan, M.D.Newport News, VA 236061316149214
  2. Barbara Simpson, MDNewport News, VA 236011790993244
  3. Michelle Bennett, MDNorfolk, VA 235071467989079
  4. Silvina Bocca, MDNorfolk, VA 235071891767877
  5. Anuoluwapo Akinsanya, M.D.Petersburg, VA 238051841619566
  6. Margaret Walsh, M.D.Colonial Heights, VA 238341700852563
  7. Michael Grimes, MDChesapeake, VA 233201104083971
  8. William Hughes, MDFarmville, VA 239011619909454

Common questions

What is Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912970302, issued on Feb 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 716 Denbigh Blvd, Newport News, VA, 23608. Phone: (757) 874-2790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101030251, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Craig Shwayder, M.D. had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics physician prescribers was 218. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.