Dr. Brigid Colleen Shields , DO
Emergency Medicine โข Chicago, IL
2525 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
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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Dr. Brigid Shields is listed in NPPES under Emergency Medicine.
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NPI assigned on March 25, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 191 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99285 โ Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making: 122 service units.
- 99284 โ Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making: 34 service units.
- 99291 โ Critical care: 24 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 41 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 12 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ondansetron Odt (Ondansetron) โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2023. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Chicago, IL (2024, 741 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 277. Middle half: 151 to 456.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Illinois (2024, 2,100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 321. Middle half: 179 to 524.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 309 in 2020 to 191 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2525 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Emergency Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
168 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $32,175 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $25,281 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
41 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
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
$108 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $26.91 in 2021
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021.
NPI first issued
2016
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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. Shields 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. Shields 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 Chicago and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Chicago, IL (2024, 741 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 277. Middle half: 151 to 456.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Illinois (2024, 2,100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 321. Middle half: 179 to 524.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Chicago, IL (2024, 741 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $39,046. Middle half: $19,841 to $63,843.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Illinois (2024, 2,100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $45,108. Middle half: $24,677 to $72,172.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Chicago, IL (2024, 741 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $29,609. Middle half: $15,193 to $47,889.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Emergency Medicine in Illinois (2024, 2,100 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,329. Middle half: $18,565 to $55,341.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Shields are from 2023.
1,311 active clinicians are listed under Emergency Medicine with a practice address in Chicago, IL (3,297 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
1.8% of these 1,311 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
52.1% of these 1,311 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 38% from 309 in 2020 to 191 in 2024.
- 2020: 309
- 2021: 222
- 2022: 262
- 2023: 281
- 2024: 191
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 41% from $54,711 in 2020 to $32,175 in 2024.
- 2020: $54,711
- 2021: $41,710
- 2022: $42,984
- 2023: $48,614
- 2024: $32,175
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 43% from $44,141 in 2020 to $25,281 in 2024.
- 2020: $44,141
- 2021: $33,414
- 2022: $31,181
- 2023: $37,120
- 2024: $25,281
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 18 in 2021 to 41 in 2023.
- 2021: 18
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 41
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 18 in 2021 to 41 in 2023.
- 2021: 18
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 41
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $51 in 2021 to $108 in 2023.
- 2021: $51
- 2022: $104
- 2023: $108
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2021 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), CMS Open Payments (2021), 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 2021 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2021): fewer than 11 records totaling $26.91.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XARELTO | General | $26.91 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2021, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99285
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making
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122 | 111 | $1224.00 | $184.44 |
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99284
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making
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34 | 34 | $832.00 | $126.77 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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24 | 24 | $1612.00 | $220.34 |
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93042
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only
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11 | 11 | $53.00 | $6.84 |
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 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 18 | 40 | $57.36 | 18 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 12 | 58 | $22.54 | 12 |
| Ondansetron Odt | Ondansetron | 11 | 33 | $27.96 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-01-25NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
I20240208003539
OH
1456624865
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
2525 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: 3125677924
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Emergency Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: OH 34.016892)
Recorded as BRIGID SHIELDS, D.O.
Recorded as BRIGID SHIELDS CLINTON, D.O.
Registered at 2525 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616 (Tel: 3125677924)
Registered at 2525 S MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606162315
Registered at 808 S WOOD ST, CHICAGO, IL 606127300 (Tel: 3124137492)
Registered at 808 S WOOD ST, CHICAGO, IL 606127300
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 525 E MARKET ST, AKRON, OH 443041619 (Tel: 3303754021)
Registered at 525 E MARKET ST, AKRON, OH 443041619 (Tel: 3303754021)
Recorded as BRIGID SHIELDS, D.O.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Emergency Medicine Providers in Chicago
- Dr. Greta Bell, MD
- Dr. Nicholas Silas, DO
- Navneet Cheema
- Dr. Sean Mccann, MD
- Dr. Serge Golber, MD
- Jeremy Rothfeld
Mailing Address
2525 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 606162315