Thomas Andrew Shands, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · New Albany, MS
Thomas Andrew Shands, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Albany, Mississippi, and NPI 1346247798, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 07711, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Andrew Shands
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 07711 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Oxford RD, New Albany, MS 38652
- Phone
- (662) 534-8166
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (662) 534-8132
- Medicaid ID
- 00117009 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070301000445); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 Oxford RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas Andrew Shands in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 07711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,459 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 301 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate247 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen199 claims
- Lisinopril181 claims
- Omeprazole168 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium167 claims
- Gabapentin137 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): 76.5 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: $396.37
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County, Inc.New Albany, MS
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Columbus, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Andrew Shands among 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi
Thomas Andrew Shands, MD is one of 972 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2008 among the 585 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Albany
They are 10 of the 204 NPPES records with a practice address in New Albany, and 972 internal medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Barkley, M.D.New Albany, MS 386521376540229
- Jackson Browning, MDNew Albany, MS 386521437788585
- Adam Coombs, MDNew Albany, MS 386521104385921
- Eric Harding, MDNew Albany, MS 386521942203286
- Allen Lewis, D.O.New Albany, MS 386521134178841
- Samuel Metcalf, MDNew Albany, MS 386521003377003
- Allie Prater, M.D.New Albany, MS 386521588602718
- Michael Scott, D.O.New Albany, MS 386521275535551
Common questions
What is Thomas Andrew Shands, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Andrew Shands, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346247798, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Andrew Shands, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Oxford RD, New Albany, MS, 38652. Phone: (662) 534-8166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Andrew Shands, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 07711, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Andrew Shands, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Andrew Shands, MD had 5,459 Medicare Part D claims for 265 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Andrew Shands, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.