Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Christopher B Shields, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1639168313

Christopher B Shields, MD practises Neurosurgery in Louisville, Kentucky. Qualified in 1966, 60 years ago. Practices with Community Medical Associates Inc, a 1,365-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Kentucky.

Years since qualifying
60
Licensed in
KY
In the registry since
2005
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

210 E Gray St Ste 1105
Louisville, KY 40202-3900
Phone: (502) 583-1609
Fax: (502) 583-2120
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Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 17534 (KY)

Record details

NPI number1639168313
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedOctober 17, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJanuary 21, 2021
Certification dateJanuary 21, 2021

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1966 (60 years in practice)
Group practice Community Medical Associates Inc — 1365 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations8 on file with Medicare

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.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 32 times · 63rd percentile
Spinal fusion 30 times · 44th percentile

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 patients182
Services billed 388 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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.

Colleagues at Community Medical Associates Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1365 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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