Shane W. Kennedy, MD
Nephrology Physician · Fort Worth, TX
Shane W. Kennedy, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1679517569, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Texas L6086, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shane W. Kennedy
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- L6086 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2221 8TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76110
- Phone
- (817) 336-5060
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (817) 336-1744
- Medicaid ID
- 158632301 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110616000477); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2221 8TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Chelsea Davenport, AGACNPNurse Practitioner1679153696
- Sukumar Gandra, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1972921054
- Andrea Glatz, APRNNurse Practitioner1184111809
- Abdul Hafeez, MDNephrology Physician1801830716
Verify Shane W. Kennedy in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L6086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,063 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide249 claims
- Allopurinol223 claims
- Losartan Potassium162 claims
- Spironolactone94 claims
- Calcitriol84 claims
- Lisinopril81 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: $73.79
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Dialysis AssociatesBurleson, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shane W. Kennedy among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Shane W. Kennedy, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in Fort Worth → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Renee Ellis, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761101134391733
- Abdul Hafeez, MDFort Worth, TX 761101801830716
- Raj Halker, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761101215158787
- Shea Holt, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761101376722009
- Patrick Nef, M.DFort Worth, TX 761101194901330
Common questions
What is Shane W. Kennedy, MD's NPI number?
Shane W. Kennedy, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679517569, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shane W. Kennedy, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2221 8TH Ave, Fort Worth, TX, 76110. Phone: (817) 336-5060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shane W. Kennedy, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L6086, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shane W. Kennedy, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shane W. Kennedy, MD had 2,063 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.
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.