Active NPI 1811968704 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Stephen Shellans , MD

Emergency Medicine • Bakersfield, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Stephen Shellans, MD is a certified Emergency Medicine practicing in Bakersfield, CA. With approximately 38 years of clinical experience since graduating from Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth in 1988, Dr. Shellans delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 420 34TH ST.

Dr. Shellans maintains professional affiliations with Priority Urgent Care, Cep America - California and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only, emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity, critical care, first. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

420 34th St

Bakersfield, CA 933012237

Telephone 6613274647

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Premier Hospitalists Of Bakersfield Inc Facility NPI 1770525016

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth

Graduation Year

1988

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Emergency Medicine in Bakersfield, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

38 Yrs +20.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 17.3 Yrs

State Avg: 22.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

123 Specialists

Practicing in Bakersfield, CA (7995 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

4.9% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

71.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Shellans (38 Years) 38 Yrs

Bakersfield Specialty Average (17.3 Years) 17.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	387	349	$52.38	$8.01
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	335	324	$825.94	$169.91
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	130	126	$1119.15	$208.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	54	53	$175.00	$93.07
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	19	19	$566.32	$116.93
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	16	16	$10.00	$3.41
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	16	13	$50.00	$14.83
87428 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza	12	11	$100.00	$68.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$200.00	$131.08
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$175.00	$113.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	296	266	$48.00	$8.22
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	244	234	$809.00	$175.20
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	129	124	$178.29	$92.95
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	124	118	$1070.00	$213.79
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	111	12	$49.23	$0.12
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	91	21	$41.04	$0.52
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	50	43	$62.80	$14.70
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$199.48	$114.98
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	41	40	$548.00	$120.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	33	$224.32	$131.25
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	34	33	$51.91	$3.41
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	27	$627.00	$175.27
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	25	25	$100.00	$35.70
87428 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza	21	21	$100.00	$50.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$252.50	$170.45
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	15	15	$17.00	$8.40
87426 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus	12	12	$100.00	$34.62
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	11	11	$61.36	$14.92

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	261	244	$48.00	$8.53
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	227	220	$809.00	$180.94
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	122	119	$1070.00	$223.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	114	104	$99.82	$57.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	107	$157.34	$94.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	50	$225.60	$116.03
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	29	29	$548.00	$120.86
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	23	21	$44.35	$15.04
87426 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus	22	22	$86.82	$34.88
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	13	13	$90.77	$31.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	314	291	$47.60	$8.62
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	279	270	$798.51	$183.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	211	196	$150.00	$95.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	131	131	$250.00	$117.77
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	124	123	$1059.75	$224.17
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg	46	12	$13.00	$0.55
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	38	34	$40.00	$14.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	36	36	$95.56	$56.87
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	32	29	$541.00	$125.82
87426 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus	28	28	$80.00	$35.33
71046 X-ray of chest, 2 views	26	26	$85.00	$25.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$200.00	$136.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$275.00	$175.61
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	22	22	$25.00	$3.00
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	19	12	$15.00	$0.49
81002 Urinalysis, manual test	13	13	$20.00	$3.48
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	11	11	$638.09	$186.99
71045 X-ray of chest, 1 view	11	11	$51.27	$9.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	367	347	$785.00	$177.96
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	365	335	$47.00	$8.85
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	113	111	$1039.00	$229.90
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	38	36	$532.00	$122.63
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$275.00	$172.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	23	$150.00	$79.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$200.00	$114.58
31500 Emergent insertion of breathing tube into windpipe cartilage using an endoscope	11	11	$545.00	$149.70

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	451	421	$785.00	$173.45
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	413	376	$47.00	$8.65
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	100	96	$1039.00	$224.36
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	44	44	$532.00	$117.89
71045 X-ray of chest, 1 view	12	12	$50.00	$9.40
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	11	11	$626.00	$188.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	358	335	$763.41	$173.13
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	307	288	$47.00	$8.64
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	102	101	$1008.47	$224.76
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	47	44	$511.17	$117.54
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	14	14	$337.57	$62.03
71045 X-ray of chest, 1 view	11	11	$50.00	$9.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99285 Emergency department visit for life threatening or functioning severity	400	384	$654.00	$172.96
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only	307	294	$47.00	$8.65
99284 Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making	76	76	$443.00	$117.81
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	64	63	$866.00	$225.67
71010 X-ray of chest, 1 view, front	21	20	$50.00	$9.39
99283 Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making	17	17	$292.00	$62.21

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Emergency Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X

State License CA G66984

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Emergency Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X

State License OR MD16165

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00G669840 (CA)

Medicaid State Provider ID

079231 (OR)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Railroad Medicare

930039808 (OR)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Cep America - California

420 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 933012237

Phone: 6613271792

Priority Urgent Care

4821 Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA 933133480

Phone: 6615874777

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

39 Associated Practitioners

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Family Medicine

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Nurse Practitioner

Mary Paradis

Nurse Practitioner - Family

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Benjamin Gaskins , PA

Physician Assistant

NPI 1093962326

Physician Assistant

Kai Lo

Pharmacist

NPI 1144621160

Carolyn Corbett , LCSW

Social Worker - Clinical

NPI 1164778437

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Lawrence Galiza , FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1184464075

Family Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 19, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 19, 2009

Registered at 420 34TH ST, BAKERSFIELD, CA 933012237 (Tel: 6613274647)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 19, 2009

Registered at 2671 OSWELL ST # 312, BAKERSFIELD, CA 933063152 (Tel: 6616343503)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 19, 2009

Recorded as STEPHEN SHELLANS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 19, 2009

Emergency Medicine (License #G66984 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 30, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1811968704

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 30, 2006

Last Update: March 19, 2009

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2671 Oswell St # 312

Bakersfield, CA 933063152

Phone: 6616343503

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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