NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shelby Watkins, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Cookeville, TN

Shelby Watkins, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1396595419, issued on Mar 22, 2024. Check the license with the Tennessee 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
1396595419
Name
Shelby Watkins
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
1120 Perimeter Park Dr, Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone
(931) 322-5157
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2024
Record last updated
Mar 22, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240703001994); 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 1120 Perimeter Park Dr

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

  1. McKenzie Davis, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1912597675
  2. Kristi Donegan, P.A.Physician Assistant1619215027
  3. Lisa Whiteaker, MDDermatology Physician1306811427

Verify Shelby Watkins in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee 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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

188 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shelby Watkins188
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole32 claims
  2. Fluorouracil26 claims
  3. Clindamycin Phosphate17 claims
  4. Hydrocortisone17 claims
  5. Triamcinolone Acetonide16 claims
  6. Desonide11 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: $34.51

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shelby Watkins$34.51
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Innova Dermatology PCHendersonville, TN

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

Shelby Watkins among 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee

Shelby Watkins, PA-C is one of 3,055 physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 80% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 2,030 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 30% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cookeville

They are 36 of the 1,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Cookeville, and 3,055 physician assistant records in Tennessee.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elizabeth Brockman, PACCookeville, TN 385011073847000
  2. Tamara Copeland, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011295971836
  3. Cheryl Cunningham, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011003833880
  4. Pamela Dobbs, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011053416156
  5. Kristi Donegan, P.A.Cookeville, TN 385011619215027
  6. Mildred Dyer, PACookeville, TN 385011730183583
  7. Matthew Finn, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011962518985
  8. Kristine Germann, PA-CCookeville, TN 385011609052471

Common questions

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

Shelby Watkins, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396595419, issued on Mar 22, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shelby Watkins, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Perimeter Park Dr, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 322-5157. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

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

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

In 2024, Shelby Watkins, PA-C had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.