In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD performed more A1C test, lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for A1C test, blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, diabetes screening, glycated protein test, phlebotomy for lab tests, preventive care, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	308
cardiac procedures	51
diabetes management	68
doctor visit	956
lab tests	192
preventive care	147
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	80
vaccines	42
vascular procedures	29
X-rays	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	221
cardiac procedures	49
diabetes management	78
doctor visit	856
lab tests	192
preventive care	173
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	71
vaccines	77
vascular procedures	22
X-rays	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	31
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2014 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	231
cardiac procedures	50
diabetes management	70
doctor visit	781
lab tests	190
preventive care	186
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	88
vaccines	97
vascular procedures	38
X-rays	22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	37
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2015 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	257
cardiac procedures	46
diabetes management	93
doctor visit	979
lab tests	230
mental health therapy	16
preventive care	220
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	76
vaccines	91
vascular procedures	30
weight management	16
X-rays	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	76
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	289
cardiac procedures	30
chronic care	70
diabetes management	79
doctor visit	947
lab tests	217
preventive care	224
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
vaccines	103
vascular procedures	28
X-rays	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	44
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	285
cardiac procedures	23
chronic care	79
diabetes management	92
doctor visit	858
lab tests	331
preventive care	158
ultrasound (sonogram)	42
vaccines	16
vascular procedures	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	47
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	232
cardiac procedures	16
diabetes management	91
doctor visit	708
lab tests	206
preventive care	149
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
vaccines	36
vascular procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	33
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	229
cardiac procedures	16
diabetes management	142
doctor visit	859
lab tests	444
preventive care	235
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
vaccines	78
vascular procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	33
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	295
chronic care	16
diabetes management	165
doctor visit	1060
lab tests	468
mental health therapy	27
preventive care	204
weight management	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	47
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	379
cardiac procedures	14
diabetes management	142
doctor visit	1140
lab tests	242
preventive care	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	45
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	350
diabetes management	128
doctor visit	1002
lab tests	252
preventive care	139

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	34
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2023 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	277
diabetes management	136
doctor visit	887
lab tests	224
preventive care	136

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	35
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2024 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	197
diabetes management	119
doctor visit	834
lab tests	207
preventive care	119

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	32
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

blood draw	273
cardiac procedures	32
chronic care	55
diabetes management	107
doctor visit	912
lab tests	261
mental health therapy	21
preventive care	171
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	54
vaccines	67
vascular procedures	23
weight management	21
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD.

**Gender**
Female	153
Male	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	260
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	90
85 and over	38
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	140

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Michael Shiver, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Athens, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$3,039 FARXIGA $1,441	SYMBICORT $659	BYDUREON PEN $243	BRILINTA $154	BREZTRI $131	Other $411
Novo Nordisk Inc	$2,455 Ozempic $706	RYBELSUS $634	Xultophy 100/3.6 $277	Wegovy $265	Tresiba $212	Other $362
Lilly USA, LLC	$1,706 JARDIANCE $395	MOUNJARO $335	TRULICITY $216	BASAGLAR $184	Effient $100	Other $476
Pfizer Inc.	$1,278 ELIQUIS $191	NURTEC ODT $168	ZAVZPRET $159	LYRICA $143	COLOGUARD $123	Other $494
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,269 GLYXAMBI $346	JARDIANCE $184	STIOLTO $183	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $148	TRADJENTA $89	Other $319
Other	$12,248 Repatha $498	Prolia $455	Trintellix $442	Synthroid $381	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $365	Other $10,107