NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Sacramento, CA

Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1861705444, issued on Jul 23, 2010. Check the license (California 20A15575, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861705444
Name
Walter Gregory Shakespeare
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
20A15575 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2025 Morse Ave, Sacramento, CA 95825
Phone
(916) 973-5000
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2010
Record last updated
Apr 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171103000743); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2025 Morse Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mouner Abouelkhier, RPHPharmacist1164571832
  2. Elijah Abramson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1992334965
  3. Cynthia Adams, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1346372190
  4. Jesse Adams, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1851479554
  5. Qudeer Ahmad, BS RRTCritical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1649742594
  6. Paul Akins, MDNeurology Physician1952489528

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,063 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.

  1. Walter Shakespeare1,063
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone131 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa113 claims
  3. Spiriva Respimat112 claims
  4. Wixela Inhub105 claims
  5. Stiolto Respimat86 claims
  6. Alvesco70 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

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncRoseville, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Walter Gregory Shakespeare among 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California

Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O. is one of 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 559 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in California

There are 723 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in California.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gehan Devendra, MDSacramento, CA 958251215015995
  2. Harjinder Gogia, MDSacramento, CA 958251588742290
  3. David Herbert, MDSacramento, CA 958251396823001
  4. John Lutch, MDSacramento, CA 958251043398746
  5. Darshan Sonik, MDSacramento, CA 958251154409829
  6. Sabrina Chen, MDSacramento, CA 958231043382898
  7. Norman Chow, MDSacramento, CA 958231558449272
  8. Yuen Kwan, MDSacramento, CA 958231720150568

Common questions

What is Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O.'s NPI number?

Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861705444, issued on Jul 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Morse Ave, Sacramento, CA, 95825. Phone: (916) 973-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number 20A15575, 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 Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Walter Gregory Shakespeare, D.O. had 1,063 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.