Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D.
Urology Physician · Shelby, NC
Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1578576674, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 32340, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shem Kearney Blackley
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 32340 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 N Washington St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (704) 482-2011
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 484-0303
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100423000725); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest urology physician records → All 506 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1001 N Washington St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Brame, M.D.Urology Physician1487667424
- Robert Gossett, M.D.Urology Physician1891708822
- Janice Jolley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144564493
Verify Shem Kearney Blackley in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 32340Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024
3,742 Medicare Part D claims for 944 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl1,060 claims
- Finasteride747 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride548 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro297 claims
- Nitrofurantoin230 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl133 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $140.21
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Laborie Medical Technologies Corp. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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 2 group practices
- Carolina Urology Partners PLLCShelby, NC
- Stone Institute OF The Carolinas LLCDavidson, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shem Kearney Blackley among 506 urology physician records in North Carolina
Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D. is one of 506 urology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2005 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 506 urology physician records in North Carolina.
All 506 in North Carolina → Every provider in Shelby → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Barker, MDShelby, NC 281501053343079
- Michael Brame, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501487667424
- Robert Gossett, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501891708822
- Johnson Kelly, M.D.Shelby, NC 281501043223480
- Robert Bertram, MDSalisbury, NC 281441467435024
- Wayne Cline, MDSalisbury, NC 281441114900776
- Peter Domenig, DOSalisbury, NC 281441134618945
- Jason Greenlee, D.O.Salisbury, NC 281441548610967
Common questions
What is Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578576674, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 N Washington St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (704) 482-2011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 32340, 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 Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D. had 3,742 Medicare Part D claims for 944 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shem Kearney Blackley, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.