Dr. Shade Raymond Preston , DO
Anesthesiology • Augusta, GA
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 309012612
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on March 29, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 79 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 00160 — Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses: 18 service units.
- 00790 — Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen: 17 service units.
- 01922 — Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy: 16 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2015.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2015. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2015:
- Zolpidem Tartrate — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2015. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 98. Middle half: 57 to 226.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 54 to 229.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 269 in 2020 to 79 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 309012612
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Piedmont Anesthesia Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine
2003
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
209 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $9,183 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $7,316 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
12 standardized 30-day fills in 2015
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$374 in 2015
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2015, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2015.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $50.18 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $50.18 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $50.18 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
23 years (graduated 2003)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2003 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2007
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Preston has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Preston as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Augusta and Georgia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 98. Middle half: 57 to 226.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 124. Middle half: 54 to 229.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,112. Middle half: $4,453 to $24,555.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,665. Middle half: $4,773 to $22,629.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Augusta, GA (2024, 70 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,818. Middle half: $3,544 to $19,764.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Georgia (2024, 761 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,314. Middle half: $3,801 to $17,950.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Preston are from 2015.
181 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Augusta, GA (1,411 in Georgia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Augusta
0.6% of these 181 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
48.1% of these 181 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 71% from 269 in 2020 to 79 in 2024.
- 2020: 269
- 2021: 191
- 2022: 216
- 2023: 62
- 2024: 79
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 75% from $36,176 in 2020 to $9,183 in 2024.
- 2020: $36,176
- 2021: $31,255
- 2022: $29,508
- 2023: $12,700
- 2024: $9,183
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 75% from $29,406 in 2020 to $7,316 in 2024.
- 2020: $29,406
- 2021: $25,338
- 2022: $23,766
- 2023: $10,145
- 2024: $7,316
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2013 to 12 in 2015.
- 2013: 11
- 2014: 13
- 2015: 12
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2013 to 12 in 2015.
- 2013: 11
- 2014: 13
- 2015: 12
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $59 in 2013 to $374 in 2015.
- 2013: $59
- 2014: $116
- 2015: $374
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $913.52 in 2020 to $50.18 in 2025.
- 2020: $913.52
- 2022: $24.22
- 2025: $50.18
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2015), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $50.18.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $28.55 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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BRIDION | General | $21.63 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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00160
Anesthesia for other procedure on nose and sinuses
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18 | 18 | $1502.22 | $225.97 |
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00790
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen
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17 | 17 | $1139.41 | $171.21 |
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01922
Anesthesia for x-ray or radiation therapy
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16 | 16 | $609.38 | $89.45 |
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36620
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin
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14 | 14 | $668.00 | $42.04 |
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76937
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
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14 | 14 | $200.00 | $13.21 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2015.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Zolpidem Tartrate | Zolpidem Tartrate | 12 | 360 | $374.16 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2015; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207LP2900X
An anesthesiologist who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs are also coordinated with other specialists.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20070711000128
GA
3678673399
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Piedmont Anesthesia Llc
1350 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 309012612
Phone: 4787467577
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated March 29, 2007.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
1824 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 309043804
Phone: 7067379250