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Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

St. George's University School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), preventive care, high cholesterol (hyperlipidemia), and more.

6560 Fannin Street Suite 1160
Houston, TX 77030

(713) 594-1006

Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC is a cardiologist in Houston, TX specializing in adult cardiology. She graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2004 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC is affiliated with St. Luke's Health, Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann and TMH PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

11476 Space Center Boulevard Suite 100
Houston, TX 77059

Address:

6560 Fannin Street Suite 1160
Houston, TX 77030

Address:

925 N Shepherd Drive
Houston, TX 77008

Some issues Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

cardiac procedures	127
doctor visit	30
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
minimally invasive procedures	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	129

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	24
Less than 65	21

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	56
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	353
doctor visit	117
hospital care	302
inpatient care	302
minimally invasive procedures	29
nuclear scan	73
stress testing	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	232

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	111
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	62
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	274
doctor visit	93
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
nuclear scan	54
stress testing	109
ultrasound (sonogram)	165

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	174
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	280
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	72
Less than 65	156

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	363
doctor visit	181
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	64
stress testing	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	233

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	109
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	47
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	402
doctor visit	200
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
nuclear scan	98
stress testing	201
ultrasound (sonogram)	201

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	94
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	49
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	143
doctor visit	76
minimally invasive procedures	12
nuclear scan	13
stress testing	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	116

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	25
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	184
doctor visit	88
hospital care	225
inpatient care	225
nuclear scan	11
stress testing	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	154

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	33
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	101
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	19
Less than 65	11

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	155
doctor visit	341
hospital care	10
inpatient care	10
stress testing	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	133

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC treated as a cardiologist in Houston, TX were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

cardiac procedures	229
doctor visit	138
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
minimally invasive procedures	26
nuclear scan	52
stress testing	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	156

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	61
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	159
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	19
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	33
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	11
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2004. She completed residency at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in New York.

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine (2004)

Residency: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Affiliated Hospitals (2007)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's Health

Houston Methodist

Memorial Hermann

TMH PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES PLLC

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. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare, Superior Health Plan, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Amerigroup Star Plus, Amerigroup Star, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AARP, MultiPlan, United Healthcare Medicare Complete, HealthSpring, Aetna, US Family Health Plan, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Galaxy Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, Coventry, HealthSmart, First Health, Beech Street, HealthLink, Memorial Hermann Solutions, Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO, Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO, Community Health Choice Chip, Independant Medical Systems, Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP, Community Health Choice, Amerivantage, Reny Company Worker's Comp, WorkLink Worker's Comp, OccuNet PPO - PPO Network, Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp, Medicare Traditional, Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP, USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network, Medicus International - PPO Network and Community Health Choice Star.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare

Superior Health Plan

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Amerigroup Star Plus

Amerigroup Star

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AARP

MultiPlan

United Healthcare Medicare Complete

HealthSpring

Aetna

US Family Health Plan

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Galaxy Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

Coventry

HealthSmart

First Health

Beech Street

HealthLink

Memorial Hermann Solutions

Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO

Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO

Community Health Choice Chip

Independant Medical Systems

Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP

Community Health Choice

Amerivantage

Reny Company Worker's Comp

WorkLink Worker's Comp

OccuNet PPO - PPO Network

Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp

Medicare Traditional

Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP

USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network

Medicus International - PPO Network

Community Health Choice Star

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$125 BRILINTA $108	FARXIGA $17
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$117 ELIQUIS $117
Abbott Laboratories	$105 Fortify Assura $59	Confirm Rx $46
Lilly USA, LLC	$103 LYUMJEV $51	JARDIANCE $33	MOUNJARO $19
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$103 XARELTO $103
Other	$751 Definity $95	ENTRESTO $72	Tachy System $52	Tymlos $52	XARELTO $50	Other $430

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,304

Biography

Dr. Monica Shields practices adult cardiology in Houston, TX. Her patients gave her an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Shields's hospital/clinic affiliations include Houston Methodist and Memorial Hermann.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC in 2020

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Sanchez Shields, MD, FACC From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

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Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

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