RICHARD RUSSELL SHELTON, MD — NPI 1619947769 (Board-Certified Pediatrician (Infant, Child & Adolescent Medicine) in BUFORD, GA)

CMS-1500 Box 24J / 33a • NPI

1619947769

Type 1 Individual Rendering/Ordering

HIPAA NUCC Taxonomy • CMS Code

208000000X (CMS 37)

Board-Certified Pediatrician (Infant, Child & Adolescent Medicine)

Box 32 Service Location & ZIP+4

4095 S LEE ST, BUFORD, GA, 30518-3647

✓ 9-Digit EDI 837 ZIP+4 (30518-3647)

Practice Phone & Referral Fax

(770) 932-8519

Fax: (770) 533-4798

✓ HHS OIG LEIE Sanction Screening — VERIFIED CLEAR: NPI 1619947769 (RICHARD RUSSELL SHELTON, MD) has 0 active federal exclusions across all 84,224 HHS OIG LEIE sanction records (Database Verified: 2026-11-11).

CMS Medicare Order & Referring PECOS Eligibility

This practitioner does not currently appear in the CMS individual Order & Referring PECOS file (may practice in pediatrics, commercial-only networks, or hospital-employed settings).

Official CMS NPPES Credential & Practice Profile

10-Digit NPI Number	`1619947769` (NPI-1 Individual Practitioner)
Provider / Legal Name	RICHARD RUSSELL SHELTON, MD
Plain-English Specialty	Board-Certified Pediatrician (Infant, Child & Adolescent Medicine) NUCC Code: `208000000X` (Pediatrics)
Certifying / Licensing Body	American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Practice Location Address	4095 S LEE ST, BUFORD, GA, 30518-3647
Practice Telephone / Fax	Tel: (770) 932-8519 \| Fax: (770) 533-4798
Administrative Mailing Address	PO BOX 1060, OAKWOOD, GA, 30566-0018
Enumeration & Last Sync	Enumerated: 2006-01-23 \| CMS Record Updated: 2026-02-04

Clinic Location, Accessibility & Directions

📍 Practice Location & Patient Access

4095 S LEE ST, BUFORD, GA, 30518-3647

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Plain-English Taxonomy & CMS Crosswalk (208000000X)

What Does Taxonomy Code 208000000X Mean?

In the HIPAA National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) classification, code 208000000X translates to:
"Board-Certified Pediatrician (Infant, Child & Adolescent Medicine)"

CMS-1500 Medicare Specialty Crosswalk: CMS Code 37 (Physician/Pediatric Medicine)
Certifying / Accrediting Authority: American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
Clinical Scope: Newborn jaundice screening, routine childhood vaccinations, developmental milestones, pediatric fevers, ear infections, asthma, or acute gastroenteritis.

Specialty Clinical Procedures & Therapeutic Classes

Standard Scope of Care (RICHARD RUSSELL SHELTON, MD)

Typical CPT / Diagnostic Procedures:

Comprehensive Well-Child Developmental & Growth Visits (CPT 99381–99394)
Childhood Immunization Administration (Rotavirus, MMR, DTaP, HPV, PCV)
Neonatal Bilirubin & Jaundice Transcutaneous/Serum Screening
Rapid Streptococcal, RSV & Influenza Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Pediatric Asthma Nebulization & Spirometry Evaluation

Common Therapeutic Classes:

Amoxicillin / Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Pediatric Otitis Media & Sinusitis)
WHO Low-Osmolarity Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) & Zinc Sulfate
Albuterol Sulfate Inhalers & Fluticasone Pediatric Inhalers
Weight-Based Acetaminophen & Ibuprofen Antipyretic Suspensions

All Registered NUCC Taxonomies & State Licenses

Taxonomy Code & Plain-English Description	State License & Primary Status
`208000000X` — Pediatrics Plain English: Board-Certified Pediatrician (Infant, Child & Adolescent Medicine)	State: GA \| License: `043775` \| Primary: Yes (Primary)

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RICHARD RUSSELL SHELTON, MD (NPI #1619947769)