Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Winston Salem, NC
Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1427433671, issued on Jul 29, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 5007829, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tonja Rene Shell
- Credential
- FNP-BC, ACNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 5007829 NC
176746 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston Salem, NC 27103
- Phone
- (336) 765-9328
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 768-5762
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151201000026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tonja Rene Shell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5007829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Methocarbamol26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Ibuprofen12 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
- Forsyth Emergency Services, P.A.Winston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tonja Rene Shell among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
161 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Winston Salem
They are 161 of the 10,040 NPPES records with a practice address in Winston Salem, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC's NPI number?
Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427433671, issued on Jul 29, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3333 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 765-9328. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5007829, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tonja Rene Shell, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.