Total Payments
$13,601
2024 Payments
$601.52
Companies
20
Transactions
113
Medicare Patients
2,310
Medicare Billing
$286,749
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$4,500 (33.1%)
Other$4,200 (30.9%)
Travel$2,930 (21.5%)
Food & Beverage$1,971 (14.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $4,500 | 4 | 33.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $4,200 | 4 | 30.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,930 | 6 | 21.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,971 | 99 | 14.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $7,664 | 22 | $0 (2021) |
| Entellus Medical, Inc. | $4,335 | 20 | $0 (2018) |
| GENZYME CORPORATION | $377.29 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $249.95 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $227.69 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | $140.45 | 6 | $0 (2021) |
| AERIN MEDICAL INC. | $127.77 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $114.18 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| kaleo, Inc. | $81.70 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $69.70 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $601.52 | 21 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. ($146.39) |
| 2023 | $416.99 | 18 | GENZYME CORPORATION ($175.14) |
| 2022 | $182.83 | 8 | GENZYME CORPORATION ($120.01) |
| 2021 | $82.01 | 3 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($50.47) |
| 2020 | $41.56 | 3 | Ethicon US, LLC ($17.49) |
| 2019 | $115.56 | 7 | Intersect ENT, Inc. ($57.19) |
| 2018 | $7,789 | 31 | Stryker Corporation ($7,617) |
| 2017 | $4,371 | 22 | Entellus Medical, Inc. ($4,331) |
All Payment Transactions
113 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.62 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.93 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.53 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.33 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 09/24/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.94 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.26 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 08/06/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.25 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 07/30/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.21 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Optinose US, Inc. | Xhance (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.54 | General |
| Category: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat) | ||||||
| 07/09/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.71 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.71 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.75 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 06/08/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.18 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.48 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 04/30/2024 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.02 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 04/09/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.36 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/12/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.08 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.75 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/16/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.76 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.22 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 01/11/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | NUCALA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.89 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/05/2023 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.09 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/28/2023 | AERIN MEDICAL INC. | VIVAER STYLUS (Device), RHINAER STYLUS | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.21 | General |
| Category: EAR NOSE & THROAT | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | Hologic Sales and Service, LLC | CoolSeal Generator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.71 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | GENZYME CORPORATION | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.54 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 606 | 745 | $251,716 | $69,000 |
| 2022 | 14 | 618 | 801 | $484,839 | $122,533 |
| 2021 | 10 | 520 | 698 | $139,724 | $51,090 |
| 2020 | 13 | 566 | 765 | $146,496 | $44,126 |
Total Patients
2,310
Total Services
3,009
Medicare Billing
$286,749
Procedure Codes
52
All Medicare Procedures & Services
52 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31295 | Dilation of nasal sinus using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $92,400 | $17,429 | 18.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 185 | 292 | $43,216 | $17,222 | 39.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $17,331 | $6,092 | 35.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 56 | 64 | $13,824 | $5,914 | 42.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 69 | 69 | $14,697 | $4,675 | 31.8% |
| 31231 | Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | Office | 2023 | 30 | 33 | $12,375 | $4,432 | 35.8% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2023 | 36 | 41 | $15,252 | $3,547 | 23.3% |
| 70486 | Ct scan of face without contrast | Office | 2023 | 26 | 27 | $8,721 | $2,576 | 29.5% |
| 30140 | Removal of nasal air passage under lining tissue | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $14,916 | $1,790 | 12.0% |
| 69433 | Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia | Office | 2023 | 11 | 13 | $5,418 | $1,669 | 30.8% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 48 | 56 | $7,505 | $1,666 | 22.2% |
| G0268 | Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing | Office | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $2,700 | $938.16 | 34.7% |
| 95992 | Repositioning exercises of head for treatment of dizziness, each day | Office | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $1,440 | $518.24 | 36.0% |
| 92557 | Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,001 | $302.94 | 30.3% |
| 92567 | Test to assess middle ear function | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $920.00 | $228.76 | 24.9% |
| 31298 | Dilation of sphenoid and frontal nasal sinus using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $176,424 | $38,208 | 21.7% |
| 31295 | Dilation of nasal sinus using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $134,400 | $27,352 | 20.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 188 | 331 | $48,988 | $20,649 | 42.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 65 | 82 | $17,712 | $7,421 | 41.9% |
| 31231 | Diagnostic exam of nasal passages using an endoscope | Office | 2022 | 38 | 40 | $15,000 | $5,417 | 36.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 44 | $14,388 | $5,079 | 35.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 72 | 72 | $15,343 | $4,921 | 32.1% |
| 70486 | Ct scan of face without contrast | Office | 2022 | 33 | 33 | $10,659 | $3,179 | 29.8% |
| 30140 | Removal of nasal air passage under lining tissue | Office | 2022 | 18 | 18 | $24,408 | $3,047 | 12.5% |
| 31575 | Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope | Office | 2022 | 29 | 33 | $12,276 | $2,873 | 23.4% |
About Dr. Gordon Shields, M.D
Dr. Gordon Shields, M.D is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1922059997.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gordon Shields, M.D has received a total of $13,601 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $601.52 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 113 transactions from 20 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($4,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shields has provided services to 2,310 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,009 services with total Medicare billing of $286,749. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 52 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Location Tuscaloosa, AL
- Active Since 05/15/2006
- Last Updated 07/21/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1922059997
Products in Payments
- ENTELLUS - XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM (Device) $7,649
- XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System (Device) $4,331
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $604.98
- NUCALA (Biological) $249.95
- PROPEL (Device) $140.45
- VIVAER STYLUS (Device) $116.42
- INSPIRE (Device) $114.18
- Otovel (Drug) $59.24
- Xhance (Drug) $48.19
- Auvi-Q (Drug) $43.44
- Ryaltris (Drug) $41.80
- AUVI-Q (Drug) $38.26
- LATERA (Device) $18.73
- COOK MEDICAL BIODESIGN (Device) $17.59
- Surgicel Powder (Device) $17.49
- THROMBIN (Drug) $17.24
- Acclarent ENT Navigation System (Device) $16.05
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode (Device) $12.81
- CoolSeal Generator (Device) $12.71
- ARTOURA Breast Tissue Expander (Device) $12.00
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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