Shelby Kerns, PA-C

  • Danbury, CT
  • Surgical physician assistant
NPI1578258869PAC ID4587028964
Medicare services, 2024
38
Medicare patients, 2024
53
Part D claims, 2024
188
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$637
Practice address
24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810
Practice phone
Call (203) 739-7000
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Primary practice

Northwell Danbury Hospital

Hospital · Danbury, Connecticut

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Shelby Kerns is a surgical physician assistant in Danbury, Connecticut

Shelby Kerns practices at Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, part of Northwell Health.

Shelby Kerns' NPI, 1578258869, was assigned on April 11, 2023.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4587028964
NPI enumeration date
April 11, 2023
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(203) 739-7000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
29
Medical school graduation
2023

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Shelby Kerns practices at Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut

Shelby Kerns' primary practice is Northwell Danbury Hospital, at 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810 in Fairfield County. The practice phone is (203) 739-7000.

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Shelby Kerns is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Shelby Kerns' primary practice is Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, part of Northwell Health. Shelby Kerns is also affiliated with Norwalk Hospital. The medical group on file is Danbury Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Shelby Kerns to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Shelby Kerns' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Shelby Kerns practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwell Danbury HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Shelby Kerns is one of 699 surgical physician assistants in Connecticut

Surgical is Shelby Kerns' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363AS0400X.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgical physician assistantPrimarytaxonomy 363AS0400X

Surgical physician assistants near Shelby Kerns

Counts of surgical physician assistants with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Shelby Kerns billed Medicare for 38 services in 2024

CMS data shows 38 Medicare services from Shelby Kerns across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 53 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $329 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202438
Medicare patients53
Paid by Medicare$329
Procedure codes1

Shelby Kerns compared with the Connecticut median for surgical physician assistants, 2024

  • Shelby Kerns
  • Connecticut median
Medicare services
38vs 10764% below
Medicare patients
53vs 4810% above
Part D claims
104vs 104Close to median

Medians across 524 surgical physician assistants in Connecticut with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Shelby Kerns' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Shelby Kerns treated 53 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 53 Medicare patients who saw Shelby Kerns in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Shelby Kerns' median patient age at 69, with 64% women.

Medicare patients, 202453
Average age74
Average risk score2.10

Shelby Kerns' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Shelby Kerns' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2955%
  • Men2445%

Chronic conditions among Shelby Kerns' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Diabetes40%
  5. Ischemic heart disease36%
  6. Chronic kidney disease32%
  7. Atrial fibrillation28%
  8. Cancer26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Shelby Kerns' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women64%
  • Men31%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Shelby Kerns wrote 188 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Shelby Kerns wrote 188 Medicare Part D claims for 98 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 104 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $24,895 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024188
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$24,895
Part D patients98

Shelby Kerns' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic154 claims82%
  • Brand-name34 claims18%

Shelby Kerns' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Shelby Kerns' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids16%30 of 188 claims
  • Antibiotics10%18 of 188 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Shelby Kerns takes part in Medicare

Shelby Kerns accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Shelby Kerns received $637 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 26 general payments to Shelby Kerns from 15 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $100.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Shelby Kerns's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Shelby Kerns' NPI number?

Shelby Kerns' NPI number is 1578258869. It was assigned on April 11, 2023, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Shelby Kerns specialize in?

Shelby Kerns is a surgical physician assistant in Danbury, Connecticut. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363AS0400X).

Where does Shelby Kerns practice?

Shelby Kerns practices at 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810. Shelby Kerns' primary practice is Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, part of Northwell Health. Dmand AI also links Shelby Kerns to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Shelby Kerns' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Shelby Kerns is (203) 739-7000.

Which hospitals is Shelby Kerns affiliated with?

Shelby Kerns practices at Northwell Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. Shelby Kerns is also affiliated with Norwalk Hospital.

What medical group is Shelby Kerns part of?

Shelby Kerns is linked to Danbury Medical Group.

Does Shelby Kerns accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Shelby Kerns billed Medicare for 38 services in 2024, and Shelby Kerns accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Shelby Kerns see?

CMS counts 53 Medicare patients who saw Shelby Kerns in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Shelby Kerns bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Shelby Kerns' most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).

What drugs does Shelby Kerns prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Shelby Kerns' most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Gabapentin and Tramadol HCl.

Has Shelby Kerns received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $637 in general payments to Shelby Kerns from 15 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Shelby Kerns been practicing?

Shelby Kerns graduated from medical school in 2023, 3 years ago.

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