Dr. Shaun David Carstairs, MD

Dr. Carstairs practices at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego, California, part of Scripps Health.

Dr. Carstairs' NPI, 1255301602, was assigned on January 26, 2006. Dr. Carstairs graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Carstairs holds California license A71434.

Dr. Carstairs' primary practice is Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, at 4077 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 294-8111.

Dr. Carstairs' primary practice is Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego, California, part of Scripps Health. Dr. Carstairs is also affiliated with Rady Children's Hospital San Diego. The medical group on file is Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego. Dmand AI also links Dr. Carstairs to 1 more hospital, 6 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Carstairs practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Emergency medicine is Dr. Carstairs' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Carstairs is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Carstairs' licenses on file in 15 states: California, Florida, South Dakota, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Alaska, Arkansas and District of Columbia.

CMS data shows 207 Medicare services from Dr. Carstairs across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 129 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,796 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 129 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Carstairs in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 49 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 64% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Carstairs' median patient age at 53, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Carstairs wrote 187 Medicare Part D claims for 150 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 69 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $230 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 31 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Carstairs for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Carstairs accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 42 papers to Dr. Carstairs, published from 2006 to 2019. 2010 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Antivenins, California and Disease Models, Animal. Dr. Carstairs has published most often in J Emerg Med. Dr. Carstairs' most frequent co-authors are Richard F. Clark, MD, David A. Tanen, MD and Allyson A. Kreshak, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Carstairs from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Penumbra, Inc. paid the most, $156.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Carstairs.

Dr. Carstairs graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Carstairs is a member of ACEP.

Dr. Carstairs is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Aspirus Health Plan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.