What is Steven Shields's specialty?

Steven Shields (NPI 1427062900) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Steven Shields practice?

Steven Shields practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427062900.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Shields?

Steven Shields (NPI 1427062900) received approximately $42K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 212 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427062900

Steven ShieldsMD

PRACTICESSM-SLUH, INC.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

599

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

700

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$17K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 284 Ophthalmology providers in MO — bottom quintile (cohort median 2,050).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

585

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$48K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

37.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost158 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat81 claims

Timolol Maleate73 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate58 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol46 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.9

Quality

68.5

Cost

72.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.42%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$45

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$45

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$45

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Shields's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Steven Nolan Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Effingham, IL	16	40
Levent Akduman Ophthalmology · St Louis, MO	12	17

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SLH VISTA, INC.	97	315
Mahmood Qalbani Anesthesiology · Saint Louis, MO	52	181
GREMMELSBACHER, MICHAEL	33	115
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	28	55
BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL	24	41
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	21	37
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	14	30
Thomas Porter Optometry · Saint Louis, MO	14	15
Levent Akduman Ophthalmology · St Louis, MO	13	30
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH	11	23

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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