Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Diego, CA
Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1932605649, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license (California A165389, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Ruth Sheils
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A165389 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5330 Carroll Canyon RD Ste 210, San Diego, CA 92121
- Phone
- (800) 345-8979
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2023
- Fax
- (909) 949-3967
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220621001953); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5330 Carroll Canyon RD Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catherine Ruth Sheils in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A165389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,543 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 39% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost682 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate503 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol418 claims
- Ofloxacin293 claims
- Timolol Maleate257 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine189 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,046.92
70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pacific Eye Institute A Medical Group IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932605649, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5330 Carroll Canyon RD Ste 210, San Diego, CA, 92121. Phone: (800) 345-8979. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A165389, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD had 3,543 Medicare Part D claims for 762 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Ruth Sheils, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.