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Dr. David R. Shearer, MD

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(David R. Shearer, MD)

(279 Ratings)

Specializes in: Physician and Family Medicine

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

1821 S. Stoughton Road
Madison, WI 53716

(608) 260-6300

Dr. David R. Shearer, MD is a physician provider in Madison, WI specializing in physician and family medicine. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. David R. Shearer, MD is affiliated with SSM Health and SSM Health Dean Medical Group.

Office Locations

1821 S. Stoughton Road
Madison, WI 53716

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2024, Dr. David R. Shearer, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Wisconsin.

Top 25%

By Volume:

complete blood count

flu shot

By Affordability:

blood tests

preventive care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. David R. Shearer, MD performed more complete blood count (CBC), and flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood tests, and preventive care 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 R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	358
diabetes management	57
doctor visit	361
lab tests	549
preventive care	201
thyroid function tests	25
vaccines	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	371
diabetes management	66
doctor visit	307
lab tests	637
preventive care	238
thyroid function tests	19
vaccines	66

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	16
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	13
blood draw	351
diabetes management	78
doctor visit	345
lab tests	674
preventive care	237
thyroid function tests	26
vaccines	40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	16
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	16
blood draw	315
diabetes management	74
doctor visit	235
lab tests	534
preventive care	249
thyroid function tests	15
vaccines	78

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	394
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	28
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	24
blood draw	256
diabetes management	67
doctor visit	184
lab tests	328
preventive care	234
thyroid function tests	16
vaccines	72

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	22
blood draw	237
diabetes management	63
doctor visit	188
lab tests	317
preventive care	189
thyroid function tests	16
vaccines	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	11
aspiration	18
blood draw	253
diabetes management	57
doctor visit	209
injections	18
lab tests	419
preventive care	192
thyroid function tests	15
vaccines	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
blood draw	310
doctor visit	245
injections	13
lab tests	350
preventive care	131
thyroid function tests	13
vaccines	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
blood draw	206
doctor visit	232
injections	13
lab tests	60
preventive care	46
vaccines	46

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2021 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	258
doctor visit	224
lab tests	81

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	13
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
blood draw	299
doctor visit	269
injections	18
lab tests	71

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	187
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	20
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2023 were blood draw, lab tests, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
blood draw	426
doctor visit	346
injections	21
lab tests	89
preventive care	14

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	25
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2023

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI during 2024 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
blood draw	439
doctor visit	380
injections	28
lab tests	109
preventive care	43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	43

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	24
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD in 2024

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated as a physician provider in Madison, WI were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

anorectal procedures	17
aspiration	18
blood draw	313
diabetes management	66
doctor visit	271
injections	18
lab tests	324
preventive care	161
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thyroid function tests	18
vaccines	51

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	220
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	10
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Shearer, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David R. Shearer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	5
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. David R. Shearer, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine Wisconsin Medical Examining Board and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine Wisconsin Medical Examining Board

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David R. Shearer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health

SSM Health Dean Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David R. Shearer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 279 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David R. Shearer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Madison, WI.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$214 Tremfya $157	GUSELKUMAB $29	STELARA $15	ANGLED BLADE PLATES $14
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$18 ABILIFY MAINTENA $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$233

Biography

Dr. David Shearer specializes in general practice and family medicine. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Dr. Shearer has indicated that his clinical interests include primary care. He attended medical school at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Shearer trained at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Dr. Shearer is professionally affiliated with SSM Health. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Madison, WI.