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Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD

(Dr. James C. Shanks, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

University of Minnesota Medical School (2002)

1575 Beam Avenue
Maplewood, MN 55109

(651) 232-7970

Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD is an oncologist in Maplewood, MN specializing in adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD is affiliated with HealthEast Cancer Care and HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Office Locations

1575 Beam Avenue
Maplewood, MN 55109

(651) 232-7970

(651) 232-7804

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In The News

“Thanks to the HealthEast oncology and hospice teams, Dr. James Shanks and caregivers, Ann and Paulina.”—"Eugene Anthony RANCONE", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, April 2017

“Our family would like to thank Dr. James Shanks, Terry Priestly, Healtheast Cancer Care and Our Lady of Good Counsel staff for their exceptional care and of love for...”—"Tom Kryjeski", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, April 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	269
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	307
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	24
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	367
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	36
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	349
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	76
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	334
hospital care	90
inpatient care	90

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	38
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	330
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	33
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	298
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	37
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	507
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	54
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	326
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	35
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	353
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	36
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	375
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	32
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated as an oncologist in Maplewood, MN were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	346
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	63
85 and over	36
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	69

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	10
Cancer	42

Education & Training

Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2002. He has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (2002)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Christopher Shanks, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HealthEast Cancer Care

HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$155 ALIMTA $39	CYRAMZA $33	RETEVMO $29	VERZENIO $24	JAYPIRCA $18	Other $12
Novocure Inc.	$16 Oncology $16
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$12 $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$171
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. James Shanks' medical specialty is adult hematology and adult oncology. He studied medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Shanks has received professional recognition including the following: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctors Rising Stars 2015 Edition.