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William L. Short, MD

NPI 1841300340ActiveIndividual· Family Medicine· Abilene, KS

Family Medicine (MD) in Abilene, Kansas, trained at University of Kansas School of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal) (class of 1997). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $326,922 for 6,917 claims, against $33,453 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $194.75 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1841300340
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 30, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 19, 2018

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Family Medicine Primary207Q00000X0427779KS

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (KS)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients95
Services billed809 across 20 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$33,453

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)6,917 · 10,245 30-day fills
Patients436
Total drug cost$326,922
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Kansas School of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal)
Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyFamily Practice
TelehealthOffers telehealth

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Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$194.75 · 10 payments from 8 companies
  • 2024$138.65 · 8 payments from 6 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Lilly USA, LLC$45.762
Pfizer Inc.$41.222
Convatec Inc.$26.431
Glaxosmithkline, LLC.$18.581
Reprise Biomedical, Inc.$17.361

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$194.75 · 10 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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