Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer, MD

  • Stanford, CA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1386701159PAC ID6901717511
Medicare services, 2024
208
Medicare patients, 2024
190
Publications
54
MIPS score, 2024
89
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Practice phone
Call (650) 723-4000
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Primary practice

Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive

Hospital · Stanford, California

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Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer is a neurosurgeon in Stanford, California

Dr. Shuer practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University.

Dr. Shuer's NPI, 1386701159, was assigned on January 2, 2007. Dr. Shuer graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1978. Dr. Shuer holds California license G39747.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6901717511
NPI enumeration date
January 2, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(650) 723-4000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
74
Medical school graduation
1978

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California

Dr. Shuer's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive, at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 in Santa Clara County. The practice phone is (650) 723-4000.

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Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Shuer's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University. The medical group on file is Stanford Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shuer to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Shuer's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shuer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur DriveAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer is one of 846 neurosurgeons in California

Neurological surgery is Dr. Shuer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Shuer is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Shuer is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense G39747 · 1979 to 2027 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Shuer treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Shuer

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024

CMS data shows 208 Medicare services from Dr. Shuer across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 190 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $19,047 for them.

Medicare services, 2024208
Medicare patients190
Paid by Medicare$19,047
Procedure codes5

Dr. Shuer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2592024: 19624%
Tests and treatments
2023: 02024: 12

Where Dr. Shuer's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office157%
  • In a facility19393%

Dr. Shuer compared with the California median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Shuer
  • California median
Medicare services
208vs 216Close to median
Medicare patients
190vs 15423% above

Medians across 679 neurosurgeons in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Shuer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer treated 190 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 190 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shuer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 69 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 71% have high blood pressure. 31% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shuer's median patient age at 59, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024190
Average age71
Average risk score1.25
Also on Medicaid31%

Dr. Shuer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Shuer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10957%
  • Men8143%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Shuer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure71%
  3. Arthritis57%
  4. Anxiety31%
  5. Diabetes31%
  6. Mood disorders30%
  7. Depression28%
  8. Ischemic heart disease26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Shuer's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Shuer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Shuer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Shuer as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Shuer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 87.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer has 54 publications on record

Dmand AI links 54 papers to Dr. Shuer, published from 2008 to 2024. 2015 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Neurosurgical Procedures. Dr. Shuer has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Shuer's most frequent co-authors are Anand Veeravagu, MD, John Kevin Ratliff, MD and Atman Mukesh Desai, MD.

Papers54
Years published2008 to 2024

Dr. Shuer's papers by year, 2010 to 2024

Topics Dr. Shuer writes about most

  • Postoperative Complications
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Brain
  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Craniotomy
  • Decompression, Surgical

Dr. Shuer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Shuer

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer received $6,186 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Dr. Shuer from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Arkis Biosciences Inc paid the most, $3,805.

General payments to Dr. Shuer by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Shuer by kind, 2016 to 2025

$6.2Kin total
  • Consulting fees$4,32570%
  • Travel and lodging$1,02517%
  • Food and beverage$83614%

Companies that paid Dr. Shuer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer has 11 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 11 awards for Dr. Shuer, most recently America's Top Doctors in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Shuer

  1. 2014
    • America's Top Doctors
  2. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  3. 2012
    • Whos Who
  4. 2011
    • AANS Fellow
  5. 2002
    • Newman Award Winner
  6. 1993
    • Kaiser Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School

Dr. Shuer graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1978. Dr. Shuer is a member of AANS and CNS.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Michigan Medical School
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Dr. Shuer is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
  • +1 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Shuer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare6
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer's NPI number?

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer's NPI number is 1386701159. It was assigned on January 2, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer?

Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer is a neurosurgeon in Stanford, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer practice?

Dr. Shuer practices at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305. Dr. Shuer's primary practice is Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California, part of Stanford University. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shuer to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Shuer is (650) 723-4000.

What is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer's medical license number?

Dr. Shuer holds California license G39747.

Which hospitals is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer affiliated with?

Dr. Shuer practices at Stanford Hospital at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California. Dmand AI links Dr. Shuer to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer part of?

Dr. Shuer is linked to Stanford Health Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Shuer to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shuer billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024, and Dr. Shuer accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Shuer as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer's MIPS score?

Dr. Shuer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer see?

CMS counts 190 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shuer in 2024, with an average age of 71.

Is Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer board certified?

Yes. Dr. Shuer is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

What services does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Shuer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer go to medical school?

Dr. Shuer graduated from University Of Michigan Medical School in 1978.

Has Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $6,186 in general payments to Dr. Shuer from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arkis Biosciences Inc.

How long has Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer been practicing?

Dr. Shuer graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.

Does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer do research?

Dmand AI links 54 publications to Dr. Shuer, published from 2008 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer publish with?

Dr. Shuer's most frequent co-authors are Anand Veeravagu, MD (7 shared papers), John Kevin Ratliff, MD (5 shared papers) and Atman Mukesh Desai, MD (4 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Lawrence Mendel Shuer accept?

Dr. Shuer is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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