NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lincoln, NE

Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1619149119, issued on Mar 25, 2008. Check the license (Nebraska 29323, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; 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
1619149119
Name
Ryan C. Shelstad
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
29323 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1500 S 48TH St Ste 400, Lincoln, NE 68506
Phone
(402) 483-3333
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(402) 483-3297
Medicaid ID
47084496100 NE
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160715000046); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2005
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 1500 S 48TH St Ste 400

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

  1. Lauren Barton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386266252
  2. Alexis Davis, MDVascular Surgery Physician1114544061
  3. Luke Hamann, PA-CPhysician Assistant1831021518
  4. Lacey Hutcheson, APRNNurse Practitioner1699394981
  5. Jessica Johnson, PAPhysician Assistant1649752387
  6. Robert Oakes, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1992883599

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score94.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%55.1
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,242.94

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ryan Shelstad$2,242.94
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Integrated Cardiology Group LLCLincoln, NE

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

Ryan C. Shelstad among 35 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nebraska

Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D. is one of 35 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 25 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Nebraska

There are 35 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Nebraska.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Oakes, MDLincoln, NE 685061992883599
  2. Stephen Carveth, MDLincoln, NE 685161013275254
  3. Deepak Gangahar, MDLincoln, NE 685261710072087
  4. Andrew Goldstein, MDLincoln, NE 685261518951284
  5. Giles Hedderich, MDLincoln, NE 685261518043744
  6. Ronald Jex, MDLincoln, NE 685261629163910
  7. Richard Thompson, MDLincoln, NE 685261699989772
  8. Edward Raines, MDNorfolk, NE 687011568414258

Common questions

What is Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619149119, issued on Mar 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 S 48TH St Ste 400, Lincoln, NE, 68506. Phone: (402) 483-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 29323, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ryan C. Shelstad, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.