Dr. William Shipton

Overview

Dr. William Shipton, DO, is a Urology specialist in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He attended and graduated from Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1976, having over 48 years of diverse experience, especially in Urology. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Geisinger Medical Center, Schuylkill Medical Center - East Norwegian Street, Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street, St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital. Dr. William Shipton also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Integrated Medical Group, P.C. Dr. William Shipton accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (570) 622-8903 to request Dr. William Shipton the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. William Shipton

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Urology click for detail Urology A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.	OS003699L	Pennsylvania

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Geisinger Medical Center	Danville, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Schuylkill Medical Center - East Norwegian Street	Pottsville, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church
Schuylkill Medical Center - South Jackson Street	Pottsville, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
St Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital	Coaldale, Pennsylvania	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Integrated Medical Group, P.C	Integrated Medical Group, P.C	91

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Wednesday, February 2, 2011. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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