David Shields in San Mateo, California

Medical School: University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1978
The Primary Medical Specialty for David Shields is listed as: Gastroenterology
Approximate Years of Experience: 46
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4587797345
NPI #: 1578671608
NPI Created On: 08/28/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/07/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
G43100
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope
2. Diagnostic examination of large bowel using an endoscope
3. Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope
4. Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
7. Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk
8. Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).