NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1861705444 D.O.
Verify on CMS → Walter Shakespeare, D.O.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Sacramento, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,916 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 190 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
60%
generic claims · 40% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Walter Shakespeare, D.O. filed 1,063 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Sacramento, California, prescribing 60% generic.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 60%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥75th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Walter Shakespeare, D.O.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1861705444), first enumerated 07/23/2010.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,063 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1861705444 · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1861705444
- ENUM-MID 2010
- TAX-MID 7K Critical Care
- RX-MID 1,063
- BOOK-LIGHT 714 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Ashlee Russo · 2010
Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,063 ≥ 75th percentile 75% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Walter Shakespeare, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Walter Shakespeare, D.O.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,063 4% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1861705444 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | D.O. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/23/2010 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Walter Shakespeare, D.O. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Permanente Medical Group Inc
Roseville, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Walter Shakespeare, D.O.. To verify Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average
Walter Shakespeare, D.O. - brand share 40.0%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average
40% brand-name claims vs 60% generic, on 1,063 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,063
Total Claims
$233K
Total Drug Cost
190
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,998.833
- Total Day Supply
- 56,753
- Brand vs Generic
- 40% brand / 60% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $172K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $62K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 89
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.07
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Walter Shakespeare, D.O. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisone
Prednisone
131 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate …
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
113 claims
- Spiriva Respimat
Spiriva Respimat
112 claims
- Wixela Inhub
Wixela Inhub
105 claims
- Stiolto Respimat
Stiolto Respimat
86 claims
- Alvesco
Alvesco
70 claims
- Fluticasone Propio…
Fluticasone Propionate
62 claims
- Doxycycline Monohy… 44
Doxycycline Monohydrate
44 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 131 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 113 |
| Spiriva Respimat Tiotropium Bromide | 112 |
| Wixela Inhub Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol | 105 |
| Stiolto Respimat Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl | 86 |
| Alvesco Ciclesonide | 70 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 62 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 44 |
| Pirfenidone | 41 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 36 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Walter Shakespeare, D.O. fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
6,916
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,103
Avg Claims per Provider
Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s 1,063 claims are below the specialty average of 1,103.
Nationwide Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Shakespeare, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Shakespeare.
One of 714 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s specialty? ▼
Walter Shakespeare, D.O. specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Sacramento, California. Credentials: D.O..
How much does Walter Shakespeare, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Walter Shakespeare, D.O. wrote 1,063 Medicare Part D claims totaling $233K in drug costs for 190 beneficiaries.
Where is Walter Shakespeare, D.O. located? ▼
Walter Shakespeare, D.O. is located at 2025 MORSE AVE, Sacramento, CA, 95825. Phone: (916) 973-5000.
What is Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s NPI number? ▼
Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861705444, issued on 07/23/2010.
Does Walter Shakespeare, D.O. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s prescribing is 40% brand-name and 60% generic drugs by claim count, with $172K in brand drug costs.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,916 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,103 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Walter Shakespeare, D.O. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Spiriva Respimat. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Walter Shakespeare, D.O. accept Medicare? ▼
Walter Shakespeare, D.O. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,063 Part D claims and 190 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s credentials? ▼
Walter Shakespeare, D.O.'s NPI is 1861705444 with credentials D.O.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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