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Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1975)

300 Oxford Rd
New Albany, MS 38652

(662) 534-8166

Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD is an internist in New Albany, MS specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1975 and has 51 years of experience. Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care, Baptist Medical Group, BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY, INC and BAPTIST MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC.

Office Locations

Baptist Medical Group

300 Oxford Rd
New Albany, MS 38652

(662) 534-8166

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300 Oxford Road
New Albany, MS 38652

(662) 534-8166

(662) 534-8132

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

ultrasound

By Affordability:

metabolic panel

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Mississippi, Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for metabolic panel 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. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	553
cardiac procedures	141
diabetes management	271
lab tests	1902
musculoskeletal imaging	12
preventive care	436
spinal procedures	12
stress testing	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thyroid function tests	184
ultrasound (sonogram)	117
X-rays	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	545
cardiac procedures	138
diabetes management	250
lab tests	1890
preventive care	484
spinal procedures	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	51
thyroid function tests	194
ultrasound (sonogram)	138
X-rays	77

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	69
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	637
cardiac procedures	119
diabetes management	262
lab tests	2231
preventive care	561
spinal procedures	27
stress testing	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
thyroid function tests	210
ultrasound (sonogram)	107
X-rays	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	75
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	505
cardiac procedures	309
diabetes management	222
lab tests	1844
preventive care	474
pulmonary testing	24
spinal procedures	17
stress testing	110
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
thyroid function tests	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	199
X-rays	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	648
Female	1006

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1412
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	580
From 75 to 84	466
85 and over	196
Less than 65	412

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, cardiac procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	448
cardiac procedures	466
diabetes management	248
lab tests	1813
preventive care	497
pulmonary testing	24
stress testing	142
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
thyroid function tests	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	324
X-rays	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	644

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	962
Black	156
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	149
Less than 65	291

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, cardiac procedures and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
cardiac procedures	296
diabetes management	227
lab tests	1649
preventive care	483
pulmonary testing	14
stress testing	88
thyroid function tests	153
ultrasound (sonogram)	208

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	812
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	351
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	129
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	38
diabetes management	215
lab tests	1745
preventive care	491
thyroid function tests	193
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	52
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	199
diabetes management	226
lab tests	1714
preventive care	508
stress testing	29
thyroid function tests	225
ultrasound (sonogram)	170

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	79
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, cardiac procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	151
cardiac procedures	164
diabetes management	145
doctor visit	541
lab tests	903
preventive care	278
stress testing	29
thyroid function tests	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	135

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	63
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	433
cardiac procedures	180
chronic care	102
diabetes management	153
doctor visit	1482
lab tests	1026
preventive care	397
stress testing	27
thyroid function tests	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	153
vaccines	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	69
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	267
cardiac procedures	226
diabetes management	106
doctor visit	1138
lab tests	615
preventive care	232
stress testing	40
thyroid function tests	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	186
vaccines	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	309

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	74
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated as an internist in New Albany, MS were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

blood draw	395
cardiac procedures	206
chronic care	102
diabetes management	211
doctor visit	1053
lab tests	1575
musculoskeletal imaging	12
preventive care	440
pulmonary testing	20
spinal procedures	20
stress testing	55
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thyroid function tests	156
ultrasound (sonogram)	161
vaccines	27
X-rays	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	585
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	193
85 and over	86
Less than 65	154
65 to 74	251

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	10
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD graduated from University of Mississippi School of Medicine in 1975. He has a state license in Mississippi.

Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine (1975)

Residency: (1979)

Licensed In: Mississippi

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Andrew Shands, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

Baptist Medical Group

BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY, INC

BAPTIST MEMORIAL MEDICAL GROUP, INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$868 NovoLog $169	Victoza $135	Tresiba $127	Ozempic $99	RYBELSUS $79	Other $259
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$733 XARELTO $391	INVOKANA $338	meters $4
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$700 Brovana $524	Lonhala Magnair $146	APTIOM $29
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$692 FARXIGA $316	BYDUREON $141	MOVANTIK $53	BYDUREON WEEKLY $52	SEROQUEL XR $48	Other $82
Amgen Inc.	$541 Repatha $414	Prolia $117	Corlanor $10
Other	$4,007 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $270	Belviq $219	ELIQUIS $160	LINZESS $135	APLENZIN $126	Other $3,097

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,404
Education	$137

Biography

Dr. Thomas Shands graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Dr. Shands is professionally affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care. According to Baptist Memorial Health Care, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in New Albany MS, MS.