Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 9,205
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 448
- Part D claims, 2024
- 385
- MIPS score, 2024
- 82
- Industry payments
- $2,331
- Practice address
- 4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205
- Practice phone
- Call (615) 222-2111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Saint Thomas West Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee
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Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Shell practices at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Shell's NPI, 1104818269, was assigned on August 16, 2005. Dr. Shell graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Shell holds Tennessee license MD14260.
- NPI
- 1104818269NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- August 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (615) 222-2111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. practices at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. Shell's primary practice is Saint Thomas West Hospital, at 4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 in Davidson County. The practice phone is (615) 222-2111.
- Saint Thomas West Hospital4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205 · Davidson CountyPhone(615) 222-2111
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Shell's primary practice is Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. The medical group on file is Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shell to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shell practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Saint Thomas West Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. is one of 380 orthopedic surgeons in Tennessee
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Shell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Shell is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TennesseePrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Shell
Counts of orthopedic surgeons 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
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. billed Medicare for 9,205 services in 2024
CMS data shows 9,205 Medicare services from Dr. Shell across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 448 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $145,908 for them.
Dr. Shell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3002024: 7,7742491%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6942024: 55320%
- Imaging
- 2023: 7392024: 52529%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4302024: 35318%
Where Dr. Shell's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office9,07699%
- In a facility1291%
Dr. Shell compared with the Tennessee median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Shell
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 9,205vs 1,5955.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 448vs 29054% above
- Part D claims
- 314vs 23235% above
Medians across 392 orthopedic surgeons in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shell's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. treated 448 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 448 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 214 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shell's median patient age at 74, with 64% women.
Dr. Shell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Shell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women27762%
- Men17138%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shell's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Diabetes27%
- Anxiety23%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
- Mood disorders21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Shell's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. wrote 385 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shell wrote 385 Medicare Part D claims for 238 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 314 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,743 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 453 claims across 11 drugs.
Dr. Shell's 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 Dr. Shell's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids38%145 of 385 claims
- Antibiotics31%120 of 385 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4532024: 31431%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 11 in 2023.
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
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Shell for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Shell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 82of 100Final score
- 65.3of 100Quality
- 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. received $2,331 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Shell from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Conformis, Inc. paid the most, $1,765.
General payments to Dr. Shell by program year, 2016 to 2021
General payments to Dr. Shell by kind, 2016 to 2021
- Food and beverage$1,51865%
- Travel and lodging$81335%
Companies that paid Dr. Shell the most, 2016 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
Dr. Shell graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1981.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.'s profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.'s NPI number is 1104818269. It was assigned on August 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.?
Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. is an orthopedic surgeon in Nashville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. practice?
Dr. Shell practices at 4220 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205. Dr. Shell's primary practice is Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shell to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shell is (615) 222-2111.
What is Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Shell holds Tennessee license MD14260.
What medical group is Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. part of?
Dr. Shell is linked to Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance.
Does Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shell billed Medicare for 9,205 services in 2024.
What is Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Shell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. see?
CMS counts 448 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shell in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shell's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), diagnostic imaging (73562) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Shell graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Oxycodone HCl.
Has Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,331 in general payments to Dr. Shell from 6 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Conformis, Inc.
How long has Dr. William Alfred Shell Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Shell graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
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