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Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD

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Specializes in: General Practice and Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

New York University School of Medicine (1983)

111 Osborne Street Entrance 4
Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 739-7104

Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD is a general practitioner in Danbury, CT specializing in general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD is affiliated with Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Nephrology and Hypertension Danbury.

Office Locations

111 Osborne Street Entrance 4
Danbury, CT 06810

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urinalysis

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD had a list price for lab tests, urinalysis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut.

Top 25%

By Volume:

urinalysis

In 2012, Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	381
doctor visit	1388
hospital care	907
inpatient care	907
lab tests	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	281
doctor visit	1519
hospital care	1149
inpatient care	1149
lab tests	75

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	35
Hispanic	36
Asian	23
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	150
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	50
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	310
doctor visit	1346
hospital care	752
inpatient care	752
lab tests	64

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	42
Hispanic	36
Asian	21
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	310
85 and over	151
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	229
doctor visit	1284
hospital care	582
inpatient care	582
lab tests	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	780
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1322
Black	78
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	456
From 75 to 84	596
85 and over	308
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	221
doctor visit	1280
hospital care	782
inpatient care	782
lab tests	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	42
Hispanic	41
Asian	20
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	168
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	190
doctor visit	1185
hospital care	683
inpatient care	683
lab tests	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	41
Hispanic	38
Asian	20
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	164
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	191
doctor visit	922
hospital care	717
inpatient care	717
lab tests	23

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	34
Hispanic	40
Asian	16
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	152
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	167
doctor visit	1020
hospital care	785
inpatient care	785
lab tests	46

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	34
Hispanic	36
Asian	17
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	169
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	153
doctor visit	823
hospital care	621
inpatient care	621
lab tests	54

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	31
Hispanic	35
Asian	19
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	149
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	147
doctor visit	969
hospital care	690
inpatient care	690
lab tests	85

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	23
Hispanic	37
Asian	17
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	138
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	51
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	157
doctor visit	996
hospital care	774
inpatient care	774
lab tests	30

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	32
Hispanic	34
Asian	22
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	170
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	48
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	48
doctor visit	989
hospital care	669
inpatient care	669
lab tests	47

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	33
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	319
85 and over	158
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	49
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD treated as a general practitioner in Danbury, CT were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

dialysis	206
doctor visit	1143
hospital care	759
inpatient care	759
lab tests	60

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	14
Non-Hispanic White	636
Hispanic	36
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	292
85 and over	156
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	228

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	13
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD graduated from New York University School of Medicine in 1983. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine (1983)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1986)

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Nephrology and Hypertension Danbury

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MagnaCare, Wellcare, Multiplan Inc, United Healthcare, Aetna, Oxford Health Plans, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid Connecticut, Humana Military, Medicare Railroad, Coventry-Aetna, Cigna, Anthem BlueCross Blue Shield Connecticut, ConnectiCare, US Family Health Plan, Centivo, Medicare Connecticut and Northwell Direct.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MagnaCare

Wellcare

Multiplan Inc

United Healthcare

Aetna

Oxford Health Plans

Consumer Health Network

Medicaid Connecticut

Humana Military

Medicare Railroad

Coventry-Aetna

Cigna

Anthem BlueCross Blue Shield Connecticut

ConnectiCare

US Family Health Plan

Centivo

Medicare Connecticut

Northwell Direct

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$220 XARELTO $220
Amgen Inc.	$145 Repatha $73	Sensipar $71
Mallinckrodt LLC	$120 ACTHAR $120
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$47 ACTHAR $47
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$45 $45
Other	$119 Velphoro $41	RENVELA $39	Renal - PD $22	TEKTURNA $13	$4

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$647
Education	$49

Research Payments

Dr. Winston Y. Shih, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $1,000.

Biography

Dr. Winston Shih's specialties are general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). He studied medicine at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Shih trained at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Shih accepts. He is conversant in Min Nan. According to Yext, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Danbury, CT.