What is Ted Shields's specialty?

Ted Shields (NPI 1972666147) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Emergency Medicine in Jonesboro, AR.

Where does Ted Shields practice?

Ted Shields practices in Jonesboro, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972666147.

How much does Medicare pay Ted Shields?

Ted Shields (NPI 1972666147) received approximately $296K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 388 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972666147

Ted ShieldsD.O.

Emergency MedicineJonesboro, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,990

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,289

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$270K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 354 Emergency Medicine providers in AR — top quintile (cohort median 485).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,742

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$175K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

63.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen2,415 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen1,706 claims

Oxycodone Hcl696 claims

Gabapentin279 claims

Pregabalin226 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$972

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$790

Travel and Lodging$182

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$790

Travel and Lodging$182

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ted 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). 43 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Andrew Fisher Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, FL	192	410
Ronald Mccann Diagnostic Radiology · Batesville, AR	189	487
Gregory Neaville Internal Medicine · Batesville, AR	102	544
Robert Walton Internal Medicine · Batesville, AR	90	267
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	76	224
Richard Vangrouw Cardiology · Batesville, AR	69	223
Seth Barnes Internal Medicine · Hot Springs, AR	64	356
Craig Pickren Emergency Medicine · Batesville, AR	54	835
Shahla Naoman Pulmonary Disease · Batesville, AR	37	185
John Lambert General Surgery · Batesville, AR	33	95
Morgan Norton Internal Medicine · Batesville, AR	30	79
Michael Weaver General Practice · Batesville, AR	29	196

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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