Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD is a critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1720783491, issued on Apr 3, 2023. Check the license (Ohio 35.156654, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Andrew Shands
- Credential
- MD, JD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LC0200X
- License numbers
- 35.156654 OH
37328 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 584-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Andrew Shands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.156654Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 107 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $301.68
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,001.81 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.
Thomas Andrew Shands among 81 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Ohio
Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD is one of 81 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 99% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 99% of these records are older, 0% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 86% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LC0200X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Ohio
There are 81 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Ohio.
All 81 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Fedeles, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191932561792
- Erin Grawe, MDCincinnati, OH 452191942463526
- William Hurford, MDCincinnati, OH 452191174567606
- Courtney Jones, MDCincinnati, OH 452191922297126
- Sean Josephs, MDCincinnati, OH 452191912950940
- Gretchen Lemmink, M.DCincinnati, OH 452191780900951
- Scott McCardle, MDCincinnati, OH 452191346457181
- Maggie Mechlin, MDCincinnati, OH 452191225249527
Common questions
What is Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD's NPI number?
Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720783491, issued on Apr 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 584-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.156654, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Andrew Shands, MD, JD had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 192. 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.