Dr. Shelley C. Thiel, MD

Dr. Thiel practices at Optum - Highland Boulder in Highland, California.

Dr. Thiel's NPI, 1386682896, was assigned on June 4, 2006. Dr. Thiel graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Thiel holds Washington license MD00021929.

Dr. Thiel's primary practice is Optum - Highland Boulder, at 7000 Boulder Avenue, Highland, CA 92346. The practice phone is (909) 425-3133.

Dr. Thiel's primary practice is Optum - Highland Boulder in Highland, California. The medical group on file is Optum - Downtown Los Angeles. Dmand AI also links Dr. Thiel to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Thiel's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Thiel practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Otolaryngology is Dr. Thiel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Thiel is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Thiel's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and California.

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery, hearing loss and impairment, larynx and vocal cord disease, swimmer's ear and thyroid surgery among the conditions Dr. Thiel treats.

CMS data shows 151 Medicare services from Dr. Thiel across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 80 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,780 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 80 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Thiel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 31 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 65% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, 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. Thiel's median patient age at 66, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Thiel wrote 147 Medicare Part D claims for 71 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 81 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,265 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 62 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Thiel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 56 general payments to Dr. Thiel from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 70% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,007.

Dr. Thiel graduated from Loma Linda University School Of Medicine in 1981.

Dr. Thiel is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.