Shelley Rice, M.D.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Durham, NC
Shelley Rice, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1558425272, issued on Dec 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 99-00730, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shelley Rice
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License numbers
- 99-00730 NC
198462 AK
MD61064465 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Medicine Circle Blue Zone Room 3688, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 668-7215
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Shelley Rice in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 99-00730Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
240 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,322 among the 1,102 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium20 claims
- Carvedilol13 claims
- Losartan Potassium11 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.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 46 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
Other hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina
- Katherine Aragon, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC1376870337
- Bonnie Baker, MDFlat Rock, NC1245341106
- Sara Barlow, MDWinston Salem, NC1346828407
- Alisha Benner, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1295759538
- Carley Bloomfield, DOHigh Point, NC1386200962
- Jeffrey Brown, M.D.Lenoir, NC1780627216
- April Caperna, DOCharlotte, NC1376785295
- George Clement, MDChapel Hill, NC1740630607
- Donna Coetzee, MDChapel Hill, NC1275198228
- Michael Cotton, M. D.Hickory, NC1316943335
Common questions
What is Shelley Rice, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shelley Rice, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558425272, issued on Dec 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shelley Rice, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Medicine Circle Blue Zone Room 3688, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 668-7215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shelley Rice, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 99-00730, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shelley Rice, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shelley Rice, M.D. had 240 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 1,322. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.