Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Nashville, TN
Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D. is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1437273661, issued on Mar 16, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 42212, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shana Ruth Dowell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 42212 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232
- Phone
- (615) 322-3000
- Enumerated
- Mar 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080317000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shana Ruth Dowell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 42212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
406 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol115 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate65 claims
- Premarin33 claims
- Valacyclovir27 claims
- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate22 claims
- Yuvafem13 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): 97.1 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: $56.74
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Shana Ruth Dowell among 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee
Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D. is one of 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 522 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Beyer, MDNashville, TN 372321548352958
- Sandra Boxell, MDNashville, TN 372321376511097
- Madhav Boyapati, MDNashville, TN 372321083601181
- Michael Hawkins, MDNashville, TN 372321326084765
- Michael Hochman, MDNashville, TN 372321932160983
- Bryan Kurtz, M.D.Nashville, TN 372321255334322
- William Lee, MDNashville, TN 372321568464782
- William McIntosh, MDNashville, TN 372321205827920
Common questions
What is Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437273661, issued on Mar 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 322-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 42212, 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 Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D. had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shana Ruth Dowell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 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.