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Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD

(Dr. Gregory William Shields, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Hospital Medicine

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1980)

1108 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36301

(334) 749-3385

Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD is a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL specializing in adult pulmonology and adult hospital medicine. He graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1980 and has 46 years of experience. Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD is affiliated with East Alabama Health and INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES P.C..

Office Locations

1108 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36301

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2000 Pepperell Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13
hospital care	2088
inpatient care	2017
outpatient care	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2461
inpatient care	2420
outpatient care	41

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	552
Black	225
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	89
Less than 65	279

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	49
Dementia	33
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2306
inpatient care	2272
outpatient care	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	96
Less than 65	271

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	51
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2440
inpatient care	2410
outpatient care	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	854
Female	928

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	502
From 75 to 84	454
85 and over	218
Less than 65	608

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	51
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2380
inpatient care	2336
outpatient care	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	488

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	639
Black	258
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	98
Less than 65	333

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	44
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	50
Dementia	35
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	840
inpatient care	812
outpatient care	28

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	45
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	55
Dementia	37
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1034
inpatient care	1034
nursing home care	59

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	84
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	50
Dementia	37
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	806
inpatient care	792
nursing home care	81
outpatient care	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	81
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	53
Dementia	40
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	905
inpatient care	893
nursing home care	19
outpatient care	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	58
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	49
Dementia	42
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	733
inpatient care	733

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	41
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	51
Dementia	38
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	701
inpatient care	701

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	61
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Dothan, AL were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

doctor visit	13
hospital care	1517
inpatient care	1492
nursing home care	53
outpatient care	34

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	268
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	43
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	396
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	144
85 and over	79
Less than 65	178
65 to 74	172

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	32
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (1980)

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

East Alabama Health

INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES P.C.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gregory W. Shields, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$122 XARELTO $122
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$122 PRALUENT $122
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$105 ELIQUIS $105
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$67 ENTRESTO $49	LEQVIO $18
The Medicines Company	$43 ORBACTIV $43
Other	$90 ELIQUIS $39	SOLIRIS $20	NUCALA $18	Kcentra Beriplex $14

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$549

Biography

Dr. Gregory Shields is an adult hospital medicine and adult pulmonology specialist in Dothan, AL and Opelika, AL. Dr. Shields is professionally affiliated with East Alabama Health. Before completing his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Shields attended medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.