What is David Shields's specialty?

David Shields (NPI 1578696670) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Bethlehem, PA.

Where does David Shields practice?

David Shields practices in Bethlehem, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1578696670.

How much does Medicare pay David Shields?

David Shields (NPI 1578696670) received approximately $252K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 599 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1578696670

David ShieldsM.D.

PRACTICEST. LUKE'S PHYSICIAN GROUP, INC.See all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineBethlehem, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,284

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,314

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$244K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,434 Internal Medicine providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 550).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,262

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$390K

Distinct drugs

109

Brand share

12.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate619 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium524 claims

Losartan Potassium474 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium407 claims

Lisinopril319 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.1

Quality

82.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.93%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David 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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	229	991
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	85	141
ST LUKES HOSPITAL-ANDERSON CAMPUS	49	112
CH HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN, LLC	49	160
Kevin Fogarty Diagnostic Radiology · Scranton, PA	42	69
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	40	67
Ned Enea Interventional Radiology · Allentown, PA	35	51
Joseph Lennert Urology · Bethlehem, PA	25	51
Joseph Zaladonis Dermatology · Bethlehem, PA	21	36
Sobhan Kodali Cardiology · Bethlehem, PA	20	43
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF SAINT LUKES HOME HEALTH HOSPICE INC	19	38
BALSHI, JAMES	17	43

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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