Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1326243981, issued on Jun 15, 2007. Check the license (Texas M8313, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Monica Sanchez Shields
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- M8313 TX
25MA08286300 NJ
263272 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St Ste 1160, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 594-1006
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 12, 2025
- Fax
- (832) 203-1525
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130404000169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1160
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Monica Sanchez Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M8313Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,808 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium293 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate186 claims
- Eliquis127 claims
- Ezetimibe122 claims
- Losartan Potassium110 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate110 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Monica Sanchez Shields among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Appleton, M.D.Houston, TX 770301114927928
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- Michael Bungo, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756654
- Sayed Feghali, M.D.Houston, TX 770301326040486
- Jorge Garcia-Gregory, MDHouston, TX 770301760486450
- Ihab Hamzeh, MDHouston, TX 770301700886934
- Surendra Jain, MDHouston, TX 770301326036195
- Milton Klein, MDHouston, TX 770301689673568
Common questions
What is Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D.'s NPI number?
Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326243981, issued on Jun 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St Ste 1160, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 594-1006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M8313, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Monica Sanchez Shields, M.D. had 1,808 Medicare Part D claims for 323 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.