Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 550
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 171
- Part D claims, 2024
- 971
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 979 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403
- Practice phone
- Call (423) 757-0860
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
University Surgical Associates
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars is a neurologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Shugars practices at University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Dr. Shugars' NPI, 1003261231, was assigned on April 25, 2016. Dr. Shugars holds North Carolina license 2020-00455.
- NPI
- 1003261231NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6305131228
- NPI enumeration date
- April 25, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (423) 757-0860
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars practices at University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dr. Shugars' primary practice is University Surgical Associates, at 979 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (423) 757-0860.
- University Surgical Associates979 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403 · Hamilton CountyPhone(423) 757-0860
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Shugars' primary practice is University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Shugars is also affiliated with Erlanger Baroness Hospital. The medical group on file is Erlanger. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shugars to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shugars practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University Surgical Associates | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars is one of 350 neurologists in Tennessee
Neurology is Dr. Shugars' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Shugars is board certified in neuromuscular medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Shugars is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, North CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars billed Medicare for 550 services in 2024
CMS data shows 550 Medicare services from Dr. Shugars across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 171 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,191 for them.
Dr. Shugars' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2462024: 2268%
- Other services
- 2023: 882024: 15374%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1232024: 1349%
- Imaging
- 2023: 522024: 3729%
Where Dr. Shugars' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office53397%
- In a facility173%
Dr. Shugars compared with the Tennessee median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Shugars
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 550vs 39838% above
- Medicare patients
- 171vs 23527% below
- Part D claims
- 752vs 63818% above
Medians across 344 neurologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shugars' 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. Chelsea Amanda Shugars treated 171 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shugars in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 75 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shugars' median patient age at 61, with 63% women.
Dr. Shugars' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Shugars' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9958%
- Men7242%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shugars' Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Anxiety36%
- Mood disorders35%
- Diabetes33%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Depression30%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Shugars' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women63%
- Men36%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars wrote 971 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shugars wrote 971 Medicare Part D claims for 111 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 752 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,856,840 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 566 claims across 17 drugs.
Dr. Shugars' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic714 claims74%
- Brand-name and other257 claims26%
Dr. Shugars' 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. Shugars' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%14 of 971 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: 5662024: 75233%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 17 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. Chelsea Amanda Shugars scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Shugars for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Shugars accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Shugars as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Shugars' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 80.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Skin biopsy: 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. Chelsea Amanda Shugars received $44,719 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 365 general payments to Dr. Shugars from 46 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 42% of the total. UCB, Inc. paid the most, $17,637.
General payments to Dr. Shugars by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Shugars by kind, 2021 to 2025
- Consulting fees$18,65142%
- Honoraria$10,37123%
- Food and beverage$8,24718%
- Speaker and faculty fees$5,96613%
- Travel and lodging$1,4853%
Companies that paid Dr. Shugars the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars is board certified in neuromuscular medicine
- Board certified in neuromuscular medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| 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. Chelsea Amanda Shugars' NPI number?
Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars' NPI number is 1003261231. It was assigned on April 25, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars?
Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars is a neurologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars practice?
Dr. Shugars practices at 979 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Dr. Shugars' primary practice is University Surgical Associates in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shugars to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shugars is (423) 757-0860.
What is Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars' medical license number?
Dr. Shugars holds North Carolina license 2020-00455.
Which hospitals is Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars affiliated with?
Dr. Shugars is affiliated with Erlanger Baroness Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars part of?
Dr. Shugars is linked to Erlanger. Dmand AI links Dr. Shugars to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shugars billed Medicare for 550 services in 2024, and Dr. Shugars accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Shugars as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars' MIPS score?
Dr. Shugars' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars see?
CMS counts 171 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shugars in 2024, with an average age of 72.
Is Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars board certified?
Yes. Dr. Shugars is board certified in neuromuscular medicine by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
What services does Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shugars' most billed Medicare services were medicare service (G2212), nerve and brain test (95886) and office visit, established patient (99215).
What drugs does Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shugars' most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Prednisone and Radicava Ors.
Has Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $44,719 in general payments to Dr. Shugars from 46 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from UCB, Inc.
How long has Dr. Chelsea Amanda Shugars been practicing?
Dr. Shugars graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
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