Steven R. Shields, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Steven R. Shields, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1427062900, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 104588, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven R. Shields
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 104588 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
- Phone
- (314) 977-5200
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 977-3495
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100303001050); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1225 S Grand Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven R. Shields 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 104588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
651 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost158 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol81 claims
- Timolol Maleate73 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate58 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol46 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate44 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): 81.6 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: $45.28
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. 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
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO
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 Steven R. Shields, MD's NPI number?
Steven R. Shields, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427062900, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven R. Shields, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104. Phone: (314) 977-5200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven R. Shields, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 104588, 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 Steven R. Shields, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven R. Shields, MD had 651 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven R. Shields, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.