William Joseph Short, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ashland, KY
William Joseph Short, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1487765293, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 29564, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Joseph Short
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 29564 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Saint Christopher Dr, Ashland, KY 41101
- Phone
- (606) 324-7083
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2024
- Fax
- (606) 324-9414
- Medicaid ID
- 64295645 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091231000128); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Joseph Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 29564Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,953 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 236 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen154 claims
- Gabapentin89 claims
- Prednisone72 claims
- Alprazolam63 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate57 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium57 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Premier Therapy And Health Centers IncGrayson, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Joseph Short among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
William Joseph Short, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashland
They are 38 of the 1,637 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is William Joseph Short, MD's NPI number?
William Joseph Short, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487765293, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Joseph Short, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Saint Christopher Dr, Ashland, KY, 41101. Phone: (606) 324-7083. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Joseph Short, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 29564, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Joseph Short, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Joseph Short, MD had 1,953 Medicare Part D claims for 181 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.