What is Molly Shields's specialty?

Molly Shields (NPI 1952302556) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Santa Cruz, CA.

Where does Molly Shields practice?

Molly Shields practices in Santa Cruz, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952302556.

How much does Medicare pay Molly Shields?

Molly Shields (NPI 1952302556) received approximately $467K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,676 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952302556

Molly ShieldsMD

PRACTICEFOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY - PACIFIC, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

DermatologySanta Cruz, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

5,703

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,135

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$451K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,546 Dermatology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,169

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$162K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Triamcinolone Acetonide217 claims

Ketoconazole209 claims

Minoxidil88 claims

Metronidazole78 claims

Betamethasone Dipropionate71 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Molly 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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Borsting Laboratories, Inc Slide Preparation Facility · Novato, CA	74	124
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	73	238
DIGNITY HEALTH	55	134
Aaron Morse Sleep Medicine · Santa Cruz, CA	30	58
Ucsf Dermatopathology Service Clinical Laboratory · San Francisco, CA	24	44
Sharon Kluger Physician Assistant · Santa Cruz, CA	20	26
Thanh Vu Internal Medicine · Scotts Valley, CA	19	51
SCHMETZ, MARK	18	32
Rex Hsei Ophthalmology · Santa Cruz, CA	15	23
Annette Rasi Diagnostic Radiology · Salinas, CA	15	28
HYLAND, THOMAS	15	28
Morgan Magid Dermatology · Santa Cruz, CA	14	39

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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