Dr. Michael S. Shuler, MD

Dr. Shuler practices at Athens Joint and Spine Center in Athens, Georgia.

Dr. Shuler's NPI, 1497944565, was assigned on October 15, 2007. Dr. Shuler graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Shuler holds Georgia license 53723.

Dr. Shuler's primary practice is Athens Joint and Spine Center, at 1750 Old West Broad St, Athens, GA 30606 in Clarke County. The practice phone is (706) 549-1663.

Dr. Shuler's primary practice is Athens Joint and Spine Center in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Shuler is also affiliated with Piedmont Athens Regional. The medical group on file is Emory Rehabilitation Outpatient Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shuler to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Hand surgery is Dr. Shuler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Shuler is licensed in Georgia.

CMS data shows 5,009 Medicare services from Dr. Shuler across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 535 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $353,990 for them.

CMS counts 535 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shuler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 284 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shuler's median patient age at 69, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shuler wrote 1,038 Medicare Part D claims for 498 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,000 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $242,850 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,051 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Shuler for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Shuler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 93 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Shuler, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 13 papers to Dr. Shuler, published from 2011 to 2021. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Compartment Syndromes, Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared and Muscle, Skeletal. Dr. Shuler has published most often in J Hand Surg Glob Online. Dr. Shuler's most frequent co-authors are Brett Arthur Freedman, MD, William Michael Reisman, MD and Thomas J. Moore, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 125 general payments to Dr. Shuler from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 39% of the total. CONMED Corporation paid the most, $100,904. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $35,000 in 2016.

Dr. Shuler graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2002.