Stephen Shellans, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
Stephen Shellans, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1811968704, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (California G66984, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Shellans
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- G66984 CA
MD16165 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 420 34TH St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
- Phone
- (661) 327-4647
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 00G669840 CA
079231 OR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040414000825); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Shellans in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G66984Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
164 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 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): 96.7 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cep America - CaliforniaBakersfield, CA
- Priority Urgent CareBakersfield, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Shellans among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Stephen Shellans, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
116 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 116 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Shellans, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Shellans, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811968704, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Shellans, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 34TH St, Bakersfield, CA, 93301. Phone: (661) 327-4647. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Shellans, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G66984, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Shellans, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Shellans, M.D. had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Shellans, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 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.