Dr. Stephen Damien Shields, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 625
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 390
- Part D claims, 2024
- 173
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $77
- Practice address
- 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030
- Practice phone
- Call (713) 790-2221
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Stephen Damien Shields is an emergency medicine physician in Houston, Texas
Dr. Shields practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist.
Dr. Shields' NPI, 1548480858, was assigned on April 27, 2007. Dr. Shields holds New Jersey license PENDING.
- NPI
- 1548480858NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254418254
- NPI enumeration date
- April 27, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (713) 790-2221
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Stephen Damien Shields practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas
Dr. Shields' primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital, at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 790-2221.
- Houston Methodist Hospital6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030 · Harris CountyPhone(713) 790-2221
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Stephen Damien Shields is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Shields' primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. The medical group on file is Emergency Service Partners, L.P. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shields to 3 more medical groups and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stephen Damien Shields' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shields practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Stephen Damien Shields is one of 4,831 emergency medicine physicians in Texas
Emergency medicine is Dr. Shields' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Shields is licensed in New Jersey.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, New JerseyPrimary
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Shields
Counts of emergency medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Stephen Damien Shields billed Medicare for 625 services in 2024
CMS data shows 625 Medicare services from Dr. Shields across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 390 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,717 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Shields' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5362024: 39027%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2722024: 23514%
Dr. Shields compared with the Texas median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Shields
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 625vs 2252.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 390vs 20689% above
- Part D claims
- 73vs 74Close to median
Medians across 4,588 emergency medicine physicians in Texas 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. Stephen Damien Shields treated 390 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 390 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shields in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 141 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.57, 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. Shields' median patient age at 68, with 55% women.
Dr. Shields' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Shields' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21555%
- Men17545%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shields' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease57%
- Arthritis56%
- Chronic kidney disease53%
- Heart failure44%
- Diabetes40%
- Anxiety37%
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 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Stephen Damien Shields wrote 173 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shields wrote 173 Medicare Part D claims for 115 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 73 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $308 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 80 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Shields' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic162 claims94%
- Brand-name11 claims6%
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
- Opioids17%29 of 173 claims
- Antibiotics39%67 of 173 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: 802024: 739%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 6 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
How Dr. Stephen Damien Shields takes part in Medicare
Dr. Shields accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Stephen Damien Shields received $77 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Shields from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International paid the most, $34.
General payments to Dr. Shields by program year, 2016 to 2025
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
Sources for Dr. Stephen Damien 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Stephen Damien Shields' NPI number?
Dr. Stephen Damien Shields' NPI number is 1548480858. It was assigned on April 27, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen Damien Shields?
Dr. Stephen Damien Shields is an emergency medicine physician in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Stephen Damien Shields practice?
Dr. Shields practices at 6565 Fannin, Houston, TX 77030. Dr. Shields' primary practice is Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Houston Methodist. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shields to 3 medical groups and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Stephen Damien Shields' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shields is (713) 790-2221.
What is Dr. Stephen Damien Shields' medical license number?
Dr. Shields holds New Jersey license PENDING.
Which hospitals is Dr. Stephen Damien Shields affiliated with?
Dr. Shields practices at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
What medical group is Dr. Stephen Damien Shields part of?
Dr. Shields is linked to Emergency Service Partners, L.P. Dmand AI links Dr. Shields to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Stephen Damien Shields accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shields billed Medicare for 625 services in 2024, and Dr. Shields accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen Damien Shields see?
CMS counts 390 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shields in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Stephen Damien Shields bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shields' most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), emergency department visit (99285) and critical care (99291).
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What drugs does Dr. Stephen Damien Shields prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shields' most prescribed drugs by claims were Azithromycin, Clindamycin HCl and Acetaminophen-Codeine.
Has Dr. Stephen Damien Shields received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $77 in general payments to Dr. Shields from 3 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International.
How long has Dr. Stephen Damien Shields been practicing?
Dr. Shields graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
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