NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Shultz, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Saint Louis, MO

William Shultz, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1912982224, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R1P72, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912982224
Name
William Shultz
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
R1P72 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2345 Dougherty Ferry RD, Saint Louis, MO 63122
Phone
(314) 821-5850
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040402000992); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2345 Dougherty Ferry RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Amerson, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1043469570
  2. Peter Angelin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1225133440
  3. Leslie Artinger, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1508435066
  4. Joe Baldwin, DOEmergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1659307437
  5. Molly Bates, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326711235
  6. Sidney Bennett, MDAnesthesiology Physician1568578466

Verify William Shultz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $25.26

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Shultz$25.26
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Metro-West Anesthesia Group IncFenton, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Shultz among 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri

William Shultz, M.D. is one of 1,153 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 70% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 718 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

490 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis

They are 490 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,153 anesthesiology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Amerson, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631221043469570
  2. Sidney Bennett, MDSaint Louis, MO 631221568578466
  3. Danielle Dodd, CRNASt Louis, MO 631221366613234
  4. Melissa Edwards, CRNASt Louis, MO 631221790956662
  5. Christian Hodach, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631221043548746
  6. Jim Jeffries, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631221114901865
  7. Barry Miller, D.O.Saint Louis, MO 631221407837933
  8. Gregory Ross, DOSaint Louis, MO 631221326277559

Common questions

What is William Shultz, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Shultz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912982224, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Shultz, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2345 Dougherty Ferry RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63122. Phone: (314) 821-5850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Shultz, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R1P72, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. 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.