William L. Shelton, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Tulsa, OK
William L. Shelton, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and NPI 1063809358, issued on Apr 24, 2015. Check the license (Oklahoma 38394, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William L. Shelton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- 38394 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2488 E 81St St Ste 290, Tulsa, OK 74137
- Phone
- (918) 494-2665
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2026
- Fax
- (918) 927-3201
- Medicaid ID
- 200991140A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210625000377); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 27 in Oklahoma → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2488 E 81St St Ste 290
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Thomas Bassham, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1588647002
- Cailley Bean, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1740994789
- Heather Beloncik, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1285241034
- Brett Biggs, DPTPhysical Therapist1609665488
- Lexis Blackburn, DPTPhysical Therapist1962980409
Verify William L. Shelton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 38394Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 203 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen146 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen52 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,099.11
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Skeletal Dynamics Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Advanced Orthopedics OF Oklahoma PLLCTulsa, OK
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncStillwater, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William L. Shelton among 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Oklahoma
William L. Shelton, M.D. is one of 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 81% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 19 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 27 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Oklahoma.
All 27 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Tulsa → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Bischoff, MDTulsa, OK 741371003816265
- R Bradley Vogel, DOTulsa, OK 741371710985692
- Kenneth Chekofsky, MDTulsa, OK 741361093791741
- Jean-Louis Gabriel, MDTulsa, OK 741331730120155
- Garrett Watts, M.D.Tulsa, OK 741331255373122
- Jessica Childe, D.O.Tulsa, OK 741461568784957
- Warren Poag, MDTulsa, OK 741041487749891
- Christopher Treat, DOTulsa, OK 741041558771618
Common questions
What is William L. Shelton, M.D.'s NPI number?
William L. Shelton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063809358, issued on Apr 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William L. Shelton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2488 E 81St St Ste 290, Tulsa, OK, 74137. Phone: (918) 494-2665. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William L. Shelton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 38394, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William L. Shelton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William L. Shelton, M.D. had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William L. Shelton, M.D.'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.