Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Somerset, KY
Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Somerset, Kentucky, and NPI 1770617854, issued on Mar 14, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 41582, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tommy Warren Shelton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 41582 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 Hospital Way, Somerset, KY 42503
- Phone
- (606) 425-4298
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 425-4299
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080723000317); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 350 Hospital Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Valerie Allen, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1457794604
- Richard AtkinsonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083110001
- Robert Bemiss, ARNP FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1295847622
- Andrew BlakleyInternal Medicine Physician1255790051
- Michael Citak, M.D.Surgery Physician1538275557
- Stanton Cole, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740254358
Verify Tommy Warren Shelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 41582Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
614 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sucralfate137 claims
- Omeprazole131 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium124 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen80 claims
- Famotidine16 claims
- Levofloxacin15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 74.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $38.78
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Russell County HospitalRussell Springs, KY · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Tommy Warren Shelton among 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky
Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D. is one of 459 surgery physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 292 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.
All 459 in Kentucky → Every provider in Somerset → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Citak, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031538275557
- Katie Dick, DOSomerset, KY 425031457937484
- Joseph Eid, MDSomerset, KY 425031467894113
- Rachel Shelton, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031215061304
- Keith Sinclair, M.D.Somerset, KY 425031609983048
- Vinod Soni, MDSturgis, KY 424591598746158
- Banpote Poosuthasee, M.DSebree, KY 424551245349315
- Shannon Grames, CST, CSFAScience Hill, KY 425531396329165
Common questions
What is Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770617854, issued on Mar 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 Hospital Way, Somerset, KY, 42503. Phone: (606) 425-4298. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 41582, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D. had 614 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tommy Warren Shelton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 of 100. 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.