James Michael Shear, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Saint Louis, MO
James Michael Shear, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1215953443, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2023012287, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Michael Shear
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- License number
- 2023012287 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Phone
- (314) 454-7376
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Fax
- (314) 362-9878
- Medicaid ID
- 202389102 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080814000370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Michael Shear in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2023012287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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: $20.06
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 338 providers of this specialty with any payment received $547.94 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
- Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Michael Shear among 49 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Missouri
James Michael Shear, MD is one of 49 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 27% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Missouri
There are 49 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Missouri.
All 49 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Erin Bakanas, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101043229974
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- Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101487090932
- Katherine O'Brien, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101033452479
- Devin Odom, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101497065452
- Daniel Paget, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101225370489
- Megan Rau, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101720346265
- Michelle Schultz, MDSaint Louis, MO 631101114954708
Common questions
What is James Michael Shear, MD's NPI number?
James Michael Shear, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215953443, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Michael Shear, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO, 63110. Phone: (314) 454-7376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Michael Shear, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023012287, 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.
What is James Michael Shear, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.