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Dr. Fred Shanks, OD

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Specializes in: Optometry (Primary Eye Care)

412 Elysian Field Road
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 834-8495

Dr. Fred Shanks, OD is an optometrist in Nashville, TN specializing in optometry (primary eye care).

Office Locations

412 Elysian Field Road
Nashville, TN 37211

(615) 834-8495

(615) 833-1143

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

comprehensive eye exam

In 2023, Dr. Fred Shanks, OD had a list price for comprehensive eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

eye exam

In 2012, Dr. Fred Shanks, OD had a list price for eye exam that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2012 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14
eye procedures	447
ultrasound (sonogram)	124

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2013 were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	162
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	29
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2015 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	134

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2016 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	115

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2017 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	120

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2018 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	116

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2019 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	114

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2020 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	48

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2021 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	53

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	30

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2021

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN during 2022 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	45

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated as an optometrist in Nashville, TN were eye procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

doctor visit	14
eye procedures	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	77

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	60
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	10
85 and over	2
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	41

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fred Shanks, OD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	5
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Dementia	2
Cancer	1

Education & Training

He has a state license in Tennessee.

Licensed In: Tennessee

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Coopervision Inc.	$545 Biofinity Contact Lens $545
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$120 $120
ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC	$33 Contact Lens $33
Allergan Inc.	$18 RESTASIS $18
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	$16 Cirrus HD OCT High Definition Optical Coherence Tomographer $16

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$500
Food and Beverage	$232

Biography

Dr. Fred Shanks works as an optometry (primary eye care) specialist in Nashville, TN. Dr. Shanks obtained a license to practice in Tennessee.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Shanks, OD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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