NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Shaw Carlson, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Tallahassee, FL

William Shaw Carlson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1447514443, issued on Jun 25, 2012. Check the license (Florida TRN17991, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1447514443
Name
William Shaw Carlson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
TRN17991 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1301 Hodges Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone
(850) 431-5714
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2012
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(850) 431-6403
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150126001333); 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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Verify William Shaw Carlson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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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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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

684 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Carlson684
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone94 claims
  2. Baclofen61 claims
  3. Cephalexin45 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt35 claims
  5. Diclofenac Sodium34 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $19.94

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Carlson$19.94
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America LLCPort St Joe, FL

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

William Shaw Carlson among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida

William Shaw Carlson, M.D. is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 51% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

197 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Tallahassee

They are 197 of the 6,767 NPPES records with a practice address in Tallahassee, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregg Alexander, MDTallahassee, FL 323081093718868
  2. Tommy Enoch, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081720052384
  3. Todd Hewitt, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081962463042
  4. David Kaproth, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081124021977
  5. William Kaufman, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081205899440
  6. Fredrick Lutz, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081144294034
  7. Ronald Machado, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081982678850
  8. Joseph Mazziotta, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081952375974

Common questions

What is William Shaw Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Shaw Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447514443, issued on Jun 25, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Shaw Carlson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Hodges Dr, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Phone: (850) 431-5714. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Shaw Carlson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number TRN17991, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Shaw Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Shaw Carlson, M.D. had 684 Medicare Part D claims for 338 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.

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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.