License Search: Details

Name Title Specialty Certified Primary Practice Location Licensed Or Has Been Licensed In
David James Shaffer MD Emergency Medicine
General Surgery		 Verify Specialty Certification 90 North 4th Street
martins ferry, OH (Other)		 MI, OH, OH,

License History

License Type License Number Status License Date Expiration Date
PMD 17424 Active 07/12/1993 6/30/2027
DRD 1686 Expired 07/01/1995 06/30/2003

Education History

School Date Completed Nature of Training
School Of Medicine, American University Of The Caribbean 10/28/1989 Medical or Podiatric School
Marshall U/A Hospitals, Huntington 06/30/1993 Post-Graduate Training

Physician Assistant(s) Collaboration

Name
No Current Supervision

Discipline/Board Action History

Discipline/Board Action Type of Action Action Date Public Documents
Yes Limitation or Restriction on License/Practice 3/5/2003
Yes Administrative Fine/Monetary Penalty 2/17/2023

Malpractice History

Settlements in malpractice claims occur for a number of reasons, and are often made without any admission, inference or finding of fault on the part of the practitioner. Some medical specialties have a higher rate of malpractice claims because of higher risks associated with certain specialty practices. The malpractice information reported below should not be construed as creating a presumption that medical malpractice has occurred.

Action Loss Date Action Date Insurance Company Adjudicating Body/Case #
Settlement 1/14/1998 8/28/2000 St. Paul Ins Co /
Settlement 5/27/1997 8/28/2000 St. Paul Ins Co /
Judgement in Legal Action 7/31/1995 2/24/2000 Medical Assurance Of Wv CIRCUIT COURT OF MARSHALL CO., WV/97-C-165M
Settlement 10/5/1995 8/25/1999 Medical Assurance Of Wv CIRCUIT COURT OF OHIO CO, WV/97-C-359
Settlement 9/10/1997 7/13/1999 St. Paul Ins. Co Dcsc /
Settlement 5/14/1997 11/11/2002 St Paul Fire & Marine /
Settlement 5/14/1998 11/20/2001 St Paul Fire & Marine Ins Co OHIO CTY CIRCUIT COURT/00-C-200 G
Settlement 8/21/1998 4/26/2001 St Paul Fire & Marine Ins Co /
Settlement 12/27/2016 3/18/2020 Mag Mutual /

This data was retrieved on 4/17/2026.

The West Virginia Board of Medicine is the sole authority for the issuance of licenses to practice medicine and surgery, to practice podiatry, and to practice as a physician assistant in collaboration with MDs and DPMs in the State of West Virginia, and is the regulatory and disciplinary body for medical doctors, podiatric physicians and their physician assistants.

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