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Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

465 Saint Michaels Drive Suite 107
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 988-3233

Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD is a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

465 Saint Michaels Drive Suite 107
Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 988-3233

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“English has lost part of his vision and may suffer mental function problems that doctors will not be able to detect until they can ask him more complex questions, said Dr. Philip Shields, one of...”—"Suspect's Troubles Revealed : Violence: Conflicting details about former General Dynamics employee emerge day after shooting. A labor representative was killed and a former boss was wounded.", Los Angeles Times, October 2024

“He should recover and be released in about 10 days, but he probably will suffer permanent vision damage, said Dr. Philip Shields, chief resident neurosurgeon at the UC San Diego Medical Center.”—"2 Victims Shot With No Warning : Violence: Former General Dynamics worker fired at two managers from behind as they were leaving an office after grievance meeting was canceled, a relative says.", Los Angeles Times, May 2024

“"He was a very lucky man," said Dr. Philip Shields, one of two UC San Diego neurosurgeons who removed bullet and bone fragments and damaged brain tissue from English's head during more than three...”—"2nd Victim of Shooting at Plant Thrives : Violence: General Dynamics supervisor, shot in the head at close range in a shooting spree in which another employee was killed, can move his limbs and answer questions. Relatives call it a miracle.", Los Angeles Times, July 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2012 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	302
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
nerve procedures	42
spinal procedures	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2013 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	380
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
nerve procedures	34
spinal procedures	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	20
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	450
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	41
pain management	11
spinal procedures	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	30
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2015 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	416
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
nerve procedures	30
spinal procedures	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	274
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	52
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and neck surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	347
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	47
spinal procedures	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	98
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	12
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2017 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	404
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	31

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	28
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2017

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2018 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	427
nerve procedures	24
spinal procedures	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	115
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	19
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	471
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	43
spinal procedures	69

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	99
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	28
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Santa Fe, NM were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	20
cranial surgery	13
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	399
hospital care	13
image guided procedures	11
injections	11
inpatient care	13
minimally invasive procedures	11
neck surgery	14
nerve procedures	36
pain management	11
spinal procedures	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	162
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	85
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	89
85 and over	23
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	124

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Mexico.

Licensed In: New Mexico

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$738 New Product Development $500	NEURO $180	INTERVENTIONAL SPINE $39	INTERBODY DEVICE $19
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$469 DIVERGENCE-L $322	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $146
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$455 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $237	Interventional Therapies $97	Thoracolumbar Therapies $34	Enabling Technologies - NIM NAV Power $25	$62
Spine Wave, Inc.	$217 Fracture $120	MIS Pedicle Screw System $97
Globus Medical, Inc.	$164 Spine $95	Art Exp TLIF $42	Altera $27
Other	$394 Exparel $110	XIAFLEX $94	PAIN MANAGEMENT $33	STRATAFIX $15	NVM5 $15	Other $127

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,473
Consulting Fee	$500
Travel and Lodging	$380
Education	$84

Biography

Dr. Philip Shields is a neurosurgery specialist in Santa Fe, NM. Dr. Shields obtained a license to practice in New Mexico.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Philip T. Shields, MD From 2012 - 2019

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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