Dr. Charles I. Shelton Jr., DO

Dr. Shelton practices at Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of University of Kentucky HealthCare.

Dr. Shelton's NPI, 1023111697, was assigned on September 7, 2006. Dr. Shelton graduated from West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989. Dr. Shelton holds Kentucky license 02282.

Dr. Shelton's primary practice is Eastern State Hospital, at 1350 Bull Lea Road, Lexington, KY 40511 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (859) 246-8000.

Dr. Shelton's primary practice is Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, part of University of Kentucky HealthCare. Dr. Shelton is also affiliated with University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. The medical group on file is Eastern State Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shelton to 2 more medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account. Dr. Shelton's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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

Psychiatry is Dr. Shelton's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Shelton is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Shelton is licensed in Kentucky.

Dmand AI lists anxiety, dementia, intellectual and developmental disabilities, psychological distress, psychoses and substance abuse among the conditions Dr. Shelton treats.

CMS data shows 398 Medicare services from Dr. Shelton across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 62 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,770 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 62 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shelton in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 37 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have high blood pressure. 73% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shelton's median patient age at 44, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shelton wrote 418 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 221 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $41,949 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 215 claims across 12 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Shelton for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Shelton accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Shelton, published from 2017 to 2025. 2025 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Antipsychotic Agents, Clozapine and Breast Neoplasms. Dr. Shelton has published most often in Ann Surg Oncol. Dr. Shelton's most frequent co-authors are Robert Osterman Cotes, MD, David Ryan Goldsmith, MD and Christoph Correll, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Shelton from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2023. Education make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $79.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Shelton, most recently Exemplary Psychiatrist Award in 2008.

Dr. Shelton graduated from West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989. Dr. Shelton is a member of APA.

Dr. Shelton is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.