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Hugh Pinkney O'Shields Jr., MD

NPI 1669412466ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Birmingham, AL

Internal Medicine (MD) in Birmingham, Alabama, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 1985). In 2024 Medicare paid $73,193 for 248 patients, and Part D covered 335 of their prescriptions, 88% of them generic. Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $295.20 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1669412466
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJun 8, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJan 3, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000X12818AL

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Exclusion screening

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HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (AL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients248
Services billed816 across 9 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$73,193

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)335 · 349 30-day fills
Patients160
Total drug cost$21,605
Generic share88% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
Graduation year1985
Medicare specialtyHospitalist
Secondary specialtiesFamily Practice

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$295.20 · 16 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$442.56 · 21 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$295.20 · 16 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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