Gerald Charles Shute, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Port Saint Lucie, FL
Gerald Charles Shute, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, and NPI 1700847431, issued on Mar 31, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME92898, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Charles Shute
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME92898 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7710 S US Highway 1, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34952
- Phone
- (772) 335-5300
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2022
- Fax
- (772) 878-7602
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050711000653); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7710 S US Highway 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Gerald Charles Shute in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME92898Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
1,176 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 301 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam240 claims
- Methylprednisolone190 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen145 claims
- Cephalexin112 claims
- Celecoxib85 claims
- Gabapentin85 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: $119.36
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Coastal Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine CenterPort Saint Lucie, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Charles Shute among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Gerald Charles Shute, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,470 in Florida → Every provider in Port Saint Lucie → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Johnson, M.D.Port Saint Lucie, FL 349521407015712
- Jeffrey Lazarus, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521104874072
- Steven Lewis, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521538519467
- Paul Mondo, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521720070691
- Mark Powers, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521104897115
- Benjamin Raines, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521750797148
- Edward Rossario, MDPort Saint Lucie, FL 349521235190091
- Robert Sellards, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521386689164
Common questions
What is Gerald Charles Shute, MD's NPI number?
Gerald Charles Shute, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700847431, issued on Mar 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Charles Shute, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7710 S US Highway 1, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34952. Phone: (772) 335-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Charles Shute, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME92898, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald Charles Shute, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Charles Shute, MD had 1,176 Medicare Part D claims for 439 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.