Timothy Shafer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Townshend, VT
Timothy Shafer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Townshend, Vermont, and NPI 1053301721, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Vermont 0420007045, as entered in NPPES) on the Vermont Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Shafer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 0420007045 VT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1154 VT Route 30, Townshend, VT 05353
- Phone
- (802) 365-4354
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090112000596); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1154 VT Route 30
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Louise McDevitt, APRN, FNP, ANPFamily Nurse Practitioner1548251598
Verify Timothy Shafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVermont Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 0420007045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,352 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 271 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium294 claims
- Metformin Hcl246 claims
- Lisinopril242 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate232 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide225 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate223 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carlos G Otis Health Care Center IncTownshend, VT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy Shafer among 443 family medicine physician records in Vermont
Timothy Shafer, M.D. is one of 443 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Vermont. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2005 among the 280 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Vermont practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Townshend
They are 9 of the 36 NPPES records with a practice address in Townshend, and 443 family medicine physician records in Vermont.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kimona Alin, M.D.Townshend, VT 053531326038878
- Ewa Arnold, M.DTownshend, VT 053531235360462
- Alexandra Barstow, M.D.Townshend, VT 053531225016793
- Jesper Brickley, DOTownshend, VT 053531194081737
- Wyll Everett, MDTownshend, VT 053531316407125
- Moss Linder, M.D.Townshend, VT 053531134119514
- Lynn Madsen, MDTownshend, VT 053531952416968
- George Terwilliger, M.D.Townshend, VT 053531265515910
Common questions
What is Timothy Shafer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Timothy Shafer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053301721, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Shafer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1154 VT Route 30, Townshend, VT, 05353. Phone: (802) 365-4354. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Shafer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Vermont license number 0420007045, as entered by the provider. Search the Vermont Board of Medical Practice at https://www.healthvermont.gov/systems/board-medical-practice. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy Shafer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy Shafer, M.D. had 8,352 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.