NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shelby Kerns, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Danbury, CT

Shelby Kerns, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Danbury, Connecticut, and NPI 1578258869, issued on Apr 11, 2023. Check the license with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578258869
Name
Shelby Kerns
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
Practice location
95 Locust Ave, Danbury, CT 06810
Phone
(203) 852-3137
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2023
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230919001125); accepts Medicare assignment
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 95 Locust Ave

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

  1. Martin Abrams, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1073507851
  2. Ravneet Bajwa, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1578926945
  3. Deanna Ballard, APRN, AGNP-ANCC-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1659733657
  4. Linus Chuang, M.D.Gynecologic Oncology Physician1538100722
  5. Robert Cooper, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1346234127
  6. Lori Crudi, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1467593954

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this professionCheck 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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

188 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shelby Kerns188
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium43 claims
  2. Gabapentin28 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl20 claims
  4. Creon13 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: $690.75

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shelby Kerns$690.75
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT IncDanbury, CT

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

Shelby Kerns among 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut

Shelby Kerns, PA-C is one of 808 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Connecticut. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2016 among the 646 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 363AS0400X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

32 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Danbury

They are 32 of the 2,412 NPPES records with a practice address in Danbury, and 808 surgical physician assistant records in Connecticut.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Ackerman, PA-C, ATC, CSCSDanbury, CT 068101487614160
  2. Miriam Borsch, PACDanbury, CT 068101265628739
  3. G Darrow, PA-CDanbury, CT 068101437190618
  4. Carl Durgin, PADanbury, CT 068101134159205
  5. Shawn Finnegan, P.A.-C., MBADanbury, CT 068101952554636
  6. Christopher Geier, PADanbury, CT 068101255362703
  7. Christopher German, PADanbury, CT 068101356587729
  8. Michelle Grosso, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTDanbury, CT 068101629345053

Common questions

What is Shelby Kerns, PA-C's NPI number?

Shelby Kerns, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578258869, issued on Apr 11, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shelby Kerns, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 Locust Ave, Danbury, CT, 06810. Phone: (203) 852-3137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shelby Kerns, PA-C's license?

Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Shelby Kerns, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shelby Kerns, PA-C had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.