William Walter Shely, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Salem, OR
William Walter Shely, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Salem, Oregon, and NPI 1215920236, issued on Aug 24, 2005. Check the license (Oregon MD14793, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Walter Shely
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- MD14793 OR
G68679 CA
MD00033156 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 875 Oak St SE, Salem, OR 97301
- Phone
- (503) 371-4044
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (503) 371-4356
- Medicaid IDs
- 8178899 WA
073705 OR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051024001182); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 875 Oak St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer Arbaugh, MS, CF-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1417424045
- Edwin Austin, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1669479978
- Maziar Azadpour, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1730131855
- Patricia Barnes-Light, CNM NPAdvanced Practice Midwife1700806965
- Melissa Barone, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1144520453
Verify William Walter Shely in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD14793Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $115.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The NorthwestClackamas, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Walter Shely among 67 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oregon
William Walter Shely, MD is one of 67 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% 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, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1999 among the 39 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Oregon
There are 67 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oregon.
All 67 in Oregon → Every provider in Salem → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nervin Fanous, MDSalem, OR 973011861652737
- Katherine Jones, M.D.Salem, OR 973011225201023
- Thomas Winkler, MDSalem, OR 973011043203086
- Rabin Gerrah, M.D.Corvallis, OR 973301912148529
- Steven Guyton, MD, MHACorvallis, OR 973301154344307
- Castigliano Bhamidipati, DO, PHD, MSCPortland, OR 972391992968887
- Julie Doberne, M.D., PH.D.Portland, OR 972391972969996
- Michael Kilbourne, M.D.Portland, OR 972391235442682
Common questions
What is William Walter Shely, MD's NPI number?
William Walter Shely, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215920236, issued on Aug 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Walter Shely, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 875 Oak St SE, Salem, OR, 97301. Phone: (503) 371-4044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Walter Shely, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD14793, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.