NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Courtney Shands, MD

Urology Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Courtney Shands, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1902880362, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (Missouri R3H93, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1902880362
Name
Courtney Shands
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License numbers
R3H93 MO
036-077041 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12855 N 40 Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63141
Phone
(314) 567-6071
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(314) 567-7961
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110104000799); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1982
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12855 N 40 Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kent Adkins, MDUrology Physician1962460238
  2. Daniel Bauer, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144222506
  3. Mason Bias, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1912982794
  4. Kenneth Brightfield, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1881613347
  5. Debra Buback, RN, MSN, ANPMedical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist1154305076
  6. John Eckardt, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1568450096

Verify Courtney Shands in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024

3,139 Medicare Part D claims for 818 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.

  1. Courtney Shands3,139
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Finasteride1,525 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl566 claims
  3. Myrbetriq131 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin99 claims
  5. Alfuzosin Hcl Er86 claims
  6. Silodosin80 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,743.90

83 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Courtney Shands$1,743.90
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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

  1. Urology OF St Louis IncLitchfield, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Courtney Shands among 266 urology physician records in Missouri

Courtney Shands, MD is one of 266 urology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 182 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Missouri

There are 266 urology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kent Adkins, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411962460238
  2. Gautum Agarwal, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411780880633
  3. Luis Anglo, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411437112547
  4. Christopher Arett, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411972600559
  5. Travis Bullock, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411699810507
  6. Leonard Gaum, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411245288760
  7. David Keetch, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411184608143
  8. Thomas Scully, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411285692608

Common questions

What is Courtney Shands, MD's NPI number?

Courtney Shands, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902880362, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Courtney Shands, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12855 N 40 Dr, Saint Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 567-6071. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Courtney Shands, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number R3H93, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Courtney Shands, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Courtney Shands, MD had 3,139 Medicare Part D claims for 818 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.