What is David Shields's specialty?

David Shields (NPI 1689646010) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pathology in Tampa, FL.

Where does David Shields practice?

David Shields practices in Tampa, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1689646010.

How much does Medicare pay David Shields?

David Shields (NPI 1689646010) received approximately $56K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 716 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1689646010

David ShieldsM. D.

PRACTICERUFFOLO HOOPER & ASSOCIATES MD PASee all providers at this practice →

PathologyTampa, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,404

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,196

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$52K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 724 Pathology providers in FL — above median (cohort median 1,682).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

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). 41 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC	292	475
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC	85	165
Steven Lyons Orthopedic Surgery · Tampa, FL	69	205
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	61	95
Nicholas Waddell Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	54	67
Rohit Patel Internal Medicine · Tampa, FL	46	66
Angel Rosario Gastroenterology · Tampa, FL	45	108
Naishadh Mandaliya Pulmonary Disease · Tampa, FL	29	43
Kurt Stonesifer Pathology · Tampa, FL	27	33
Tatia Grant Levy Emergency Medicine · Tampa, FL	26	32
Mark Nanni Diagnostic Radiology · Brandon, FL	24	30
Jeffrey Gilfor Anesthesiology · Tampa, FL	23	28

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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