William John Shelton, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Clarinda, IA
William John Shelton, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Clarinda, Iowa, and NPI 1952349268, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 22315, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William John Shelton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 22315 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 Essie Davison Dr, Clarinda, IA 51632
- Phone
- (712) 542-8330
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 542-3373
- Medicaid ID
- 3182697 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050701000791); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 220 Essie Davison Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Marlene Birkholtz-Wier, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1881663847
- Michele Bjorn, ARNPNurse Practitioner1679619795
- Katie Burns, ARNPNurse Practitioner1033821269
- Kaitlin Card, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1104795475
Verify William John Shelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 22315Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,115 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 428 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium610 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate420 claims
- Omeprazole419 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium409 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate391 claims
- Lisinopril334 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: $226.85
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Clarinda Regional Health CenterClarinda, IA · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
William John Shelton among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
William John Shelton, M.D. is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Clarinda
They are 8 of the 115 NPPES records with a practice address in Clarinda, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tonia Baldwin, M.D.Clarinda, IA 516321598711244
- Theophile Barley, M.D.Clarinda, IA 516321962643478
- Marlene Birkholtz-Wier, D.O.Clarinda, IA 516321881663847
- Robert Clemons, MDClarinda, IA 516321013963339
- Fildrin Ndimbo, MDClarinda, IA 516321528554060
- George Richardson, M.D.Clarinda, IA 516321063468205
- Bryon Schaeffer, M.D.Clarinda, IA 516321174561476
- Thomas Largen, M.D.Hamburg, IA 516401174595714
Common questions
What is William John Shelton, M.D.'s NPI number?
William John Shelton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952349268, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William John Shelton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 Essie Davison Dr, Clarinda, IA, 51632. Phone: (712) 542-8330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William John Shelton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 22315, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William John Shelton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William John Shelton, M.D. had 12,115 Medicare Part D claims for 497 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.
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.