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Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD

(888 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nuclear Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

100 S Rosenberger Avenue Suite B200
Evansville, IN 47712

(618) 382-5030

Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD is a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN specializing in nuclear cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD is affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent Clay, Ascension St. Vincent Evansville, Ascension, Ascension St. Vincent Warrick, ST MARYS MEDICAL GROUP LLC, HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT and ST MARYS HEALTH INC.

Office Locations

100 S Rosenberger Avenue Suite B200
Evansville, IN 47712

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1112 Oak Street
Carmi, IL 62821

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151 N Gardenmile Road
Henderson, KY 42420

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611 S Marshall Avenue
McLeansboro, IL 62859

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901 Saint Marys Drive Suite 300
Evansville, IN 47714

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac MRI

transesophageal echocardiography

In 2023, Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD performed more cardiac (heart) MRI, and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

ultrasound

In 2013, Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD performed more cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	199
doctor visit	294
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
lab tests	148
minimally invasive procedures	13
nuclear scan	30
stress testing	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	169

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	635
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	91
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	754
doctor visit	903
hospital care	382
inpatient care	367
lab tests	421
minimally invasive procedures	28
nuclear scan	159
outpatient care	15
stress testing	179
ultrasound (sonogram)	595

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1049
Female	1086

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2007
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	858
From 75 to 84	634
85 and over	297
Less than 65	346

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	792
doctor visit	1056
hospital care	434
inpatient care	434
lab tests	326
minimally invasive procedures	79
nuclear scan	144
stress testing	178
ultrasound (sonogram)	631

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1058
Female	1197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2120
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	958
From 75 to 84	689
85 and over	320
Less than 65	288

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	937
doctor visit	949
hospital care	249
inpatient care	249
lab tests	319
minimally invasive procedures	128
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
nuclear scan	147
stress testing	191
ultrasound (sonogram)	731

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1118
Female	1187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2183
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	978
From 75 to 84	745
85 and over	315
Less than 65	267

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	836
doctor visit	1295
hospital care	281
inpatient care	281
lab tests	215
minimally invasive procedures	63
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	28
nuclear scan	164
stress testing	202
ultrasound (sonogram)	606

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	961
Female	999

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1877
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	851
From 75 to 84	654
85 and over	281
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	975
doctor visit	1228
hospital care	241
inpatient care	241
lab tests	47
minimally invasive procedures	48
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	55
nuclear scan	158
stress testing	177
ultrasound (sonogram)	743

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1015
Female	1007

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1933
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	897
From 75 to 84	723
85 and over	272
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	779
doctor visit	1191
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	103
nuclear scan	137
stress testing	137
ultrasound (sonogram)	539

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	957
Female	959

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1824
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	796
From 75 to 84	731
85 and over	265
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD treated as a nuclear medicine specialist in Evansville, IN were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

cardiac procedures	753
doctor visit	988
hospital care	263
inpatient care	261
lab tests	246
minimally invasive procedures	56
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	50
nuclear scan	134
outpatient care	15
stress testing	156
ultrasound (sonogram)	573

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	930
Female	968

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	55
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1797
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	626
85 and over	263
Less than 65	207
65 to 74	801

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD From 2017 - 2023

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance National Board of Echocardiography - Adult Echocardiography The American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance National Board of Echocardiography - Adult Echocardiography The American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension St. Vincent Clay

Ascension St. Vincent Evansville

Ascension

Ascension St. Vincent Warrick

ST MARYS MEDICAL GROUP LLC

HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT

ST MARYS HEALTH INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 888 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Douglas William Sheffer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Evansville, IN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$76,894 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $69,998	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $3,058	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $380	$3,459
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$265 XARELTO $265
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$136 ENTRESTO $136
Abbott Laboratories	$51 THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT $51
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$50 Lexiscan $50
Other	$238 NORTHERA $43	BRILINTA $42	LifeVest $41	Impella $22	Reveal LINQ $14	Other $74

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$67,190
Travel and Lodging	$5,972
Food and Beverage	$4,472

Biography

Dr. Douglas Sheffer specializes in adult cardiology and nuclear cardiology. He is affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent Clay, Ascension St. Vincent Warrick, and Ascension St. Vincent Evansville. Before performing his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Utah, Dr. Sheffer attended Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating.

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