In 2023, Dr. David L. Shuster, MD had a list price for lung diffusion capacity test (DLCO), pulmonary function test (PFT), and pulmonary testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. 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 25%

By Volume:

pulmonary function test

By Affordability:

bronchoalveolar lavage

bronchoscopy

lung volume test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Minnesota, Dr. David L. Shuster, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), bronchoscopy, and lung volume test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	46
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	352
hospital care	433
inpatient care	433
minimally invasive procedures	14
pulmonary testing	122
thoracic (chest) imaging	147
X-rays	147

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	30
doctor visit	317
hospital care	375
inpatient care	375
pulmonary testing	148
thoracic (chest) imaging	111
X-rays	111

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	43
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	33
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	289
hospital care	356
inpatient care	356
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	12
pulmonary testing	178
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
vaccines	12
X-rays	56

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	37
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2015 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	39
doctor visit	353
hospital care	267
inpatient care	267
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	36
pulmonary testing	273
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
vaccines	36
X-rays	66

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	122
Less than 65	250

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	34
doctor visit	307
hospital care	238
inpatient care	238
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	147
thoracic (chest) imaging	66
X-rays	66

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	341
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	40
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	56
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	297
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
pulmonary testing	190
thoracic (chest) imaging	84
X-rays	84

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	51
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2018 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	23
doctor visit	279
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
pulmonary testing	194

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	36
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
bronchoscopy	81
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	368
hospital care	314
inpatient care	314
minimally invasive procedures	39
minor procedures	11
pulmonary testing	430

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	68
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2020 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	25
doctor visit	212
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
pulmonary testing	191

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	40
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	46
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	176
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
minimally invasive procedures	27
pulmonary testing	126

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	33
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	27
doctor visit	152
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
pulmonary testing	245

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	42
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Saint Cloud, MN were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and X-rays.

aspiration	26
bronchoscopy	36
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	282
hospital care	232
inpatient care	232
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	11
preventive care	24
pulmonary testing	204
thoracic (chest) imaging	88
vaccines	24
X-rays	88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	372
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	117
85 and over	46
Less than 65	90
65 to 74	136

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David L. Shuster, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David L. Shuster, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	21
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in Minnesota.

Licensed In: Minnesota

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Insmed, Inc.	$65 Arikayce $65
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$50 SOLIRIS $50
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$22 ACTHAR $22
Covidien LP	$19 Interventional Lung Solutions $19
Genentech, Inc.	$14 $14
Other	$12 ANORO $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$118
Education	$65

Biography

Dr. David Shuster is a specialist in adult pulmonology. He works in Saint Cloud, MN. Dr. Shuster studied medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He is affiliated with CentraCare Clinic.