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Dr. William Wade Shields, DO
NPI1245203561PAC ID1951526979
- Medicare services, 2024
- 577
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 470
- Part D claims, 2024
- 197
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 98
- Practice address
- 1035 Wellington Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Practice phone
- Call (970) 257-6915
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Grand Junction Endoscopy Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Grand Junction, Colorado
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Dr. William Wade Shields is a gastroenterologist in Grand Junction, Colorado
Dr. Shields practices at Grand Junction Endoscopy Center in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Dr. Shields' NPI, 1245203561, was assigned on February 8, 2006. Dr. Shields graduated from Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001. Dr. Shields holds Colorado license 0053228.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1245203561NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951526979
- NPI enumeration date
- February 8, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (970) 257-6915
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. William Wade Shields practices at Grand Junction Endoscopy Center in Grand Junction, Colorado
Dr. Shields' primary practice is Grand Junction Endoscopy Center, at 1035 Wellington Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501. The practice phone is (970) 257-6915.
- Grand Junction Endoscopy Center1035 Wellington Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501Phone(970) 257-6915
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. William Wade Shields is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Shields' primary practice is Grand Junction Endoscopy Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Dr. Shields is also affiliated with St. Mary's Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Grand Junction Gastroenterology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shields to 1 more hospital, named with a free account. Dr. Shields' employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).
Grand Junction Endoscopy CenterPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William Wade Shields' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shields practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Grand Junction Endoscopy Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. William Wade Shields is one of 282 gastroenterologists in Colorado
Gastroenterology is Dr. Shields' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Shields' licenses on file in 2 states: Colorado and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, ColoradoPrimary
- California license
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Shields
Counts of gastroenterologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
282gastroenterologists in Colorado
7gastroenterologists in Grand Junction
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. William Wade Shields billed Medicare for 577 services in 2024
CMS data shows 577 Medicare services from Dr. Shields across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 470 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,844 for them.
Medicare services, 2024577
Medicare patients470
Paid by Medicare$82,844
Procedure codes11
Dr. Shields' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 5272024: 46013%
- Other services
- 2023: 632024: 7519%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 932024: 4255%
Where Dr. Shields' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office193%
- In a facility55897%
Dr. Shields compared with the Colorado median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Shields
- Colorado median
- Medicare services
- 577vs 36857% above
- Medicare patients
- 470vs 25684% above
- Part D claims
- 131vs 32159% below
Medians across 280 gastroenterologists in Colorado with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shields' 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. William Wade Shields treated 470 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 470 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shields in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 269 patients. 59% of them have high blood pressure, and 54% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shields' median patient age at 66, with 53% women.
Medicare patients, 2024470
Average age73
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid9%
Dr. Shields' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Shields' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women26156%
- Men20944%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shields' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure59%
- High cholesterol54%
- Arthritis41%
- Mood disorders22%
- Depression21%
- Diabetes18%
- Anxiety16%
- Ischemic heart disease16%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Shields' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. William Wade Shields wrote 197 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shields wrote 197 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 131 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $375,887 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 198 claims across 7 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024197
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$375,887
Part D patients58
Dr. Shields' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic139 claims71%
- Brand-name58 claims29%
Dr. Shields' 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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Shields' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics13%25 of 197 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1982024: 13134%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 7 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. William Wade Shields scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Shields for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Shields accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 191 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Shields, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Shields' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 98of 100Final score
- 96.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Shields ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 92nd percentile232 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 93rd percentile191 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. William Wade Shields has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Shields. The most frequent topics are Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, Dietary Supplements and Military Personnel. Dr. Shields' most frequent co-author is Brett J. Partridge, MD.
Papers2
Topics Dr. Shields writes about most
- Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury
- Dietary Supplements
- Military Personnel
Dr. Shields' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Shields
Anion Exchange ResinsChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCholestasis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. William Wade Shields received $4,386 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 235 general payments to Dr. Shields from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,564.
General payments to Dr. Shields by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Shields by kind, 2016 to 2025
$4.4Kin total
- Food and beverage$4,26797%
- Education$1193%
Companies that paid Dr. Shields 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. William Wade Shields graduated from Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Shields graduated from Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. William Wade Shields'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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. William Wade Shields' NPI number?
Dr. William Wade Shields' NPI number is 1245203561. It was assigned on February 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. William Wade Shields?
Dr. William Wade Shields is a gastroenterologist in Grand Junction, Colorado. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. William Wade Shields practice?
Dr. Shields practices at 1035 Wellington Ave, Grand Junction, CO 81501. Dr. Shields' primary practice is Grand Junction Endoscopy Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shields to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. William Wade Shields' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shields is (970) 257-6915.
What is Dr. William Wade Shields' medical license number?
Dr. Shields holds Colorado license 0053228, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. William Wade Shields been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Shields in Colorado and California.
Which hospitals is Dr. William Wade Shields affiliated with?
Dr. Shields is affiliated with St. Mary's Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Shields to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. William Wade Shields part of?
Dr. Shields is linked to Grand Junction Gastroenterology.
Does Dr. William Wade Shields accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shields billed Medicare for 577 services in 2024, and Dr. Shields accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. William Wade Shields' MIPS score?
Dr. Shields' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. William Wade Shields see?
CMS counts 470 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shields in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. William Wade Shields bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shields' most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45380), surgery: digestive system (45385) and surgery: digestive system (43239).
Where did Dr. William Wade Shields go to medical school?
Dr. Shields graduated from Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. William Wade Shields prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shields' most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Humira(Cf) Pen and Xifaxan.
Has Dr. William Wade Shields received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,386 in general payments to Dr. Shields from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. William Wade Shields been practicing?
Dr. Shields graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. William Wade Shields do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Shields.
Who does Dr. William Wade Shields publish with?
Dr. Shields' most frequent co-authors are Brett J. Partridge, MD (1 shared paper).
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