Dr. Anna Shuster, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Shuster
Dr. Anna Shuster is a family medicine in Cape Coral, FL, with 18 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Shuster performed 10,476 Medicare services across 4,615 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Shuster received a total of $1,533 from 17 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 66 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Shuster is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 2,700 | $18 | $42 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 927 | $47 | $224 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 826 | $8 | $10 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 775 | $8 | $17 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 707 | $16 | $36 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 618 | $13 | $29 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 415 | $10 | $23 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 381 | $10 | $21 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 311 | $5 | $11 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 309 | $6 | $11 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 289 | $9 | $19 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 194 | $43 | $152 |
| Vitamin D level test | 154 | $29 | $63 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 146 | $15 | $32 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 134 | $3 | $7 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 100 | $11 | $52 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 98 | $18 | $39 |
| Liver enzyme (sgot), level | 94 | $5 | $11 |
| Liver enzyme (sgpt), level | 94 | $5 | $11 |
| Albumin (protein) level | 93 | $5 | $9 |
| Bilirubin level, total | 93 | $5 | $11 |
| Calcium level, total | 93 | $5 | $11 |
| Blood creatinine level | 93 | $5 | $11 |
| Total protein level, blood | 93 | $4 | $8 |
| Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | 93 | $4 | $8 |
| Blood glucose (sugar) level | 85 | $4 | $8 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 68 | $44 | $222 |
| Annual depression screening | 68 | $19 | $38 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 50 | $32 | $38 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 49 | $1 | $20 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 48 | $72 | $80 |
| Uric acid level test | 33 | $4 | $14 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 32 | $40 | $88 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 27 | $60 | $346 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 26 | $69 | $488 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 23 | $18 | $39 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 22 | $19 | $39 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 19 | $42 | $150 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 18 | $32 | $38 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 17 | $3 | $6 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 17 | $281 | $350 |
| Folic acid level test | 16 | $14 | $31 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 14 | $13 | $63 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 14 | $10 | $56 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Shuster is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 2% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 18 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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