Dr. Thomas Steven Shute, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,887
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 992
- Part D claims, 2024
- 8,681
- Publications
- 5
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Practice address
- 7075 North Sharon, Fresno, CA 93720
- Practice phone
- Call (559) 486-2000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Vision Care Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Fresno, California
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Dr. Thomas Steven Shute is an ophthalmologist in Fresno, California
Dr. Shute practices at Vision Care Surgery Center in Fresno, California.
Dr. Shute's NPI, 1972737567, was assigned on May 11, 2009. Dr. Shute graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Shute holds California license A115097.
- NPI
- 1972737567NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4688819741
- NPI enumeration date
- May 11, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (559) 486-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute practices at Vision Care Surgery Center in Fresno, California
Dr. Shute's primary practice is Vision Care Surgery Center, at 7075 North Sharon, Fresno, CA 93720. The practice phone is (559) 486-2000.
- Vision Care Surgery Center7075 North Sharon, Fresno, CA 93720Phone(559) 486-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Shute's primary practice is Vision Care Surgery Center in Fresno, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shute to 1 medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Shute's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Steven Shute's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shute practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Vision Care Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas Steven Shute is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Shute's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Shute is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Shute's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Missouri and Virginia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Missouri license
- Virginia license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery, inflammation of iris, secondary membranaous cataract surgery and vision problems among the conditions Dr. Shute treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Shute
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute billed Medicare for 4,887 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,887 Medicare services from Dr. Shute across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 992 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $519,896 for them.
Dr. Shute's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,3742024: 1,95718%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,1332024: 1,79616%
- Surgery
- 2023: 8672024: 8741%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2022024: 18210%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 78
Where Dr. Shute's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,08083%
- In a facility80717%
Dr. Shute compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Shute
- California median
- Medicare services
- 4,887vs 1,0794.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 992vs 4212.4 times
- Part D claims
- 8,582vs 61813.9 times
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shute's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute treated 992 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 992 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shute in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 429 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shute's median patient age at 73, with 54% women.
Dr. Shute's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Shute's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women56657%
- Men42643%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shute's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis37%
- Diabetes34%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Osteoporosis17%
- Asthma14%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Shute's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute wrote 8,681 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shute wrote 8,681 Medicare Part D claims for 1,316 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,582 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $366,580 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,691 claims across 24 drugs.
Dr. Shute's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,289 claims72%
- Brand-name2,392 claims28%
Dr. Shute's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7,6912024: 8,58212%
Drugs named by CMS: 25 in 2024, 24 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Shute for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Shute accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 753 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Shute, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Shute's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 88.2of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Shute ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 98th percentile753 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. Thomas Steven Shute has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Shute in 2017. Dr. Shute's most frequent co-authors are Arsham Sheybani, MD, Geetha Kancherla Rao Davis, MD and Rachel C. Orscheln, MD.
Dr. Shute's most frequent co-authors
- Arsham Sheybani, MD2 shared papers
- Geetha Kancherla Rao Davis, MD1 shared paper
- Rachel C. Orscheln, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Shute
Bioconjug Chem
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute received $29,885 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 364 general payments to Dr. Shute from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $13,865.
General payments to Dr. Shute by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Shute by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$14,63749%
- Food and beverage$7,97827%
- Consulting fees$6,95823%
- Travel and lodging$2401%
- Other$720%
Companies that paid Dr. Shute the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Shute graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Shute is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Humana
- HCSC
- Regence Health Plans
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Shute accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- HMO6
- POS5
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas Steven Shute's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors 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-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thomas Steven Shute's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute's NPI number is 1972737567. It was assigned on May 11, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Steven Shute?
Dr. Thomas Steven Shute is an ophthalmologist in Fresno, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute practice?
Dr. Shute practices at 7075 North Sharon, Fresno, CA 93720. Dr. Shute's primary practice is Vision Care Surgery Center in Fresno, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shute to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Thomas Steven Shute's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shute is (559) 486-2000.
What is Dr. Thomas Steven Shute's medical license number?
Dr. Shute holds California license A115097, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Thomas Steven Shute been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Shute in California (2010 to 2026), Missouri (2014 to 2019) and Virginia (2010 to 2014).
Does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shute billed Medicare for 4,887 services in 2024, and Dr. Shute accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Thomas Steven Shute's MIPS score?
Dr. Shute's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute see?
CMS counts 992 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shute in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Thomas Steven Shute board certified?
Yes. Dr. Shute is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shute's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), eye exam or test (92136) and surgery: eye (66984).
Where did Dr. Thomas Steven Shute go to medical school?
Dr. Shute graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shute's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Brimonidine Tartrate.
Has Dr. Thomas Steven Shute received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $29,885 in general payments to Dr. Shute from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Thomas Steven Shute been practicing?
Dr. Shute graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Shute.
Who does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute publish with?
Dr. Shute's most frequent co-authors are Arsham Sheybani, MD (2 shared papers), Geetha Kancherla Rao Davis, MD (1 shared paper) and Rachel C. Orscheln, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Thomas Steven Shute accept?
Dr. Shute is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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