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Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD

Accepting New Patients
Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care
Tufts University School of Medicine
Professional interests include: interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
375 Wampanoag Trail Suite 302b
Riverside, RI 02915

Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD is a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Office Locations

375 Wampanoag Trail Suite 302b
Riverside, RI 02915
(401) 649-4070
(401) 649-4071
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52 Second Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451
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55 Fruit Street Bulfinch 148
Boston, MA 02114
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75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 732-5500
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In The News 

“The family wishes to thank John s pulmonologist, Dr. Barry Shea at Massachusetts General Hospital.”—"Obituary: John William Emerson Sr.", Portland Press Herald, July 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

lung diffusion capacity test
lung volume test
pulmonary function test
pulmonary testing

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), lung volume test, pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2012 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 15
doctor visit 52
hospital care 86
inpatient care 86
pulmonary testing 539

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2013 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 31
hospital care 118
inpatient care 118
pulmonary testing 345

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 180
Female 186
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 330
Black 0
Hispanic 18
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 152
From 75 to 84 100
85 and over 30
Less than 65 84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2013

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 22
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 51
Diabetes 33
Dementia 8
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2014 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 27
hospital care 26
inpatient care 26
pulmonary testing 108

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 73
Female 92
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 139
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 65
From 75 to 84 45
85 and over 16
Less than 65 39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2014

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 21
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 55
Diabetes 35
Dementia 10
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 57
hospital care 111
inpatient care 111

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 136
Female 182
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 250
Black 38
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 104
From 75 to 84 74
85 and over 42
Less than 65 98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 66
Asthma 33
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 47
Diabetes 50
Dementia 21
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2016 were pulmonary testing, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 107
hospital care 72
inpatient care 72
pulmonary testing 216

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 125
Female 176
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 234
Black 21
Hispanic 32
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 129
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 28
Less than 65 74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 53
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 48
Diabetes 46
Dementia 15
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 37
doctor visit 134
hospital care 119
inpatient care 119
lab tests 39
pulmonary testing 286

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 152
Female 186
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 277
Black 17
Hispanic 23
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 129
From 75 to 84 98
85 and over 33
Less than 65 78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 50
Diabetes 40
Dementia 16
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 33
doctor visit 113
hospital care 78
inpatient care 78
lab tests 28
pulmonary testing 156

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 106
Female 133
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 195
Black 0
Hispanic 23
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 106
From 75 to 84 64
85 and over 22
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 51
Diabetes 39
Dementia 13
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 47
doctor visit 159
hospital care 146
inpatient care 146
lab tests 42
pulmonary testing 183

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 163
Female 186
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 298
Black 14
Hispanic 21
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 145
From 75 to 84 108
85 and over 40
Less than 65 56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 51
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 48
Diabetes 38
Dementia 18
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 31
doctor visit 136
hospital care 76
inpatient care 76
lab tests 30
pulmonary testing 102

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 115
Female 134
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 211
Black 0
Hispanic 23
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 97
From 75 to 84 94
85 and over 25
Less than 65 33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 64
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 52
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 44
Diabetes 36
Dementia 15
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw 40
doctor visit 98
hospital care 93
inpatient care 93
lab tests 38
pulmonary testing 125

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 103
Female 151
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 222
Black 0
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 100
From 75 to 84 102
85 and over 27
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2021

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 63
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 52
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 44
Diabetes 33
Dementia 17
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 315
hospital care 131
inpatient care 131
pulmonary testing 75

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 155
Female 186
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 303
Black 16
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 144
From 75 to 84 125
85 and over 36
Less than 65 36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 34
Asthma 28
Osteoperosis 23
Atrial Fibrilation 32
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 52
Diabetes 28
Dementia 13
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Riverside, RI were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

blood draw 33
doctor visit 111
hospital care 96
inpatient care 96
lab tests 35
pulmonary testing 213

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD.

Gender
Male 118
Female 146
Ethnicity
Black / African American 9
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 223
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 14
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 80
85 and over 27
Less than 65 51
65 to 74 106

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 23
Osteoporosis 12
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 44
Diabetes 34
Atrial Fibrillation 18
Dementia 13
Cancer 15

Education & Training

Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan and MassHealth.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MultiPlan
United Healthcare
Tufts Health Plan
Aetna
TRICARE
Medicare
Medicaid
Humana
Railroad Medicare
Coventry
Cigna
Blue California
Beech Street
WellPoint
Medicare ACO
WellSense
Senior Whole Health
Fallon Health
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
Maine Community Health Options
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
MassHealth

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.98 out of 5 stars based on 49 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Riverside, RI. 

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $22,156 OFEV
$3,783
$18,373
Genentech, Inc. $8,185 Esbriet
$5,185
$3,000
Radius Health, Inc. $2,390
$2,390
Genentech USA, Inc. $123 Esbriet
$123
Types of Payments
Consulting Fee $20,178
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $6,597
Grant $3,000
Travel and Lodging $2,203
Food and Beverage $877

Research Payments

Dr. Barry S. Shea, MD has received 21 research payments totaling $242,679.

Biography

Dr. Barry Shea's areas of specialization are adult critical care and adult pulmonology. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Shea include idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Dr. Shea's professional affiliations include Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Dr. Shea appears to be an in-network provider for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. He welcomes new patients at his office inBoston, MA as reported by Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College.