William Alfred Shell, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN
William Alfred Shell, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1104818269, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD14260, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Alfred Shell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD14260 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
- Phone
- (615) 383-2693
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 292-9469
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4230 Harding Pike
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Verify William Alfred Shell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD14260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
385 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 145 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin69 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl53 claims
- Methylprednisolone52 claims
- Tramadol Hcl25 claims
- Meloxicam22 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
William Alfred Shell among 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee
William Alfred Shell, MD is one of 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 77% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 467 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 467 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Snyder, MDNashville, TN 372051629060793
- Andrew Bae, DONashville, TN 372031083109698
- Brian Dierckman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031447436266
- Calvin Dyer, MDNashville, TN 372071699767764
- Rudolph Glattes, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031346359460
- Jeffrey Hodrick, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031265556674
- Ginger Holt, MDNashville, TN 372031790850600
- Jason Jones, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031548430291
Common questions
What is William Alfred Shell, MD's NPI number?
William Alfred Shell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104818269, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Alfred Shell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4230 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN, 37205. Phone: (615) 383-2693. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Alfred Shell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD14260, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Alfred Shell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Alfred Shell, MD had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Alfred Shell, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.