What is Jerry Shields's specialty?

Jerry Shields (NPI 1720090699) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Puyallup, WA.

Where does Jerry Shields practice?

Jerry Shields practices in Puyallup, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720090699.

How much does Medicare pay Jerry Shields?

Jerry Shields (NPI 1720090699) received approximately $146K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 350 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720090699

Jerry ShieldsMD

OphthalmologyPuyallup, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

737

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,094

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$138K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 373 Ophthalmology providers in WA — below median (cohort median 2,090).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

712

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$27K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost160 claims

Prednisolone Acetate123 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone90 claims

Timolol Maleate68 claims

Fluorometholone64 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$46

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$46

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$46

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jerry 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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM	155	230
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Seattle, WA	53	96
Uma Krishnan Cardiology · Tacoma, WA	25	52
BJARKE, ERIK	16	22
Mohammed Baccora Nephrology · Puyallup, WA	16	39
Vinay Malhotra Cardiology · Tacoma, WA	15	22
Val Lev Interventional Cardiology · Tacoma, WA	13	24
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	12	17
Hugh Pratt Anesthesiology · Augusta, GA	11	20

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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