Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA
Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC
Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1346831708, issued on Jan 28, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-12174, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samantha Nicole Shannon
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-12174 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 257 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC 28803
- Phone
- (828) 258-1121
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220513000001); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samantha Nicole Shannon in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-12174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
164 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate25 claims
- Clopidogrel21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 claims
- Furosemide13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 68.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Asheville Heart PAAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samantha Nicole Shannon among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 72% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
363 physician assistant records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 363 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA's NPI number?
Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346831708, issued on Jan 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 257 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC, 28803. Phone: (828) 258-1121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-12174, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samantha Nicole Shannon, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.7 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.