Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Brian D Shames, MD

Individual provider Transplant Surgery Physician · NPI 1306898259

Brian D Shames, MD practises General Surgery in Farmington, Connecticut. Graduated from University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1994, 32 years ago. Practices with University of Connecticut Health Center, a 628-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Connecticut.

Years since qualifying
32
Trained at
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Licensed in
CT
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

263 Farmington Ave General Surgery
Farmington, CT 06030-6227
Phone: (860) 679-8080
Fax: (860) 679-1420
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 049264 (CT)
Transplant Surgery Physician Taxonomy 204F00000X · Licence 049264 (CT)

Record details

NPI number1306898259
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMay 17, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 20, 2022

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1994 (32 years in practice)
Group practice University Of Connecticut Health Center — 628 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 1–10 times
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients92
Services billed 130 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect Hospital · Farmington, CT

Colleagues at University of Connecticut Health Center

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 628 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.