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Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

305 Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06825

(203) 337-2600

Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD is a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT specializing in neurosurgery.

Office Locations

305 Black Rock Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06825

(203) 337-2600

(203) 337-2666

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	315
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
nerve procedures	17
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	32
X-rays	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	311
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	31
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	403
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
nerve procedures	13
pelvic imaging	12
spinal procedures	48
X-rays	47

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	210
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	28
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	429
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	64
X-rays	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	32
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	66
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	407
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	34
X-rays	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	18
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	32
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2017 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	417
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
spinal procedures	48
X-rays	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	30
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2018 were X-rays, spinal procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	428
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
pelvic imaging	16
spinal procedures	67
X-rays	83

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	11
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	49
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	434
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	93
X-rays	92

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	16
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	29
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2021

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	44

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	125

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Fairfield, CT were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	308
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
nerve procedures	15
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	50
X-rays	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	156
Hispanic	11
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	58
85 and over	22
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	91

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Perry A. Shear, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	11
Dementia	6

Education & Training

He has a state license in Connecticut.

Licensed In: Connecticut

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$9,445 ELSA $3,114	RISE $2,825	RISE-L $1,376	CREO $933	Spine $887	Other $309
Stryker Corporation	$467 THORACO-LUMBAR $352	AERO $103	BACS $12
Depomed, Inc.	$392 Nucynta $392
ZIMVIE INC.	$343 Biomet SpinalPak Non-invasive Spine Fusion Stimulator System $316	SpF XL IIb Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulator $27
Purdue Transdermal Technologies L.P.	$190 BUTRANS $190
Other	$1,160 Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $148	MOVANTIK $125	XARELTO $125	HIPS $112	Symphony $90	Other $561

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,080
Food and Beverage	$3,706
Charitable Contribution	$112
Education	$100

Biography

Dr. Perry Shear's areas of specialization are general surgery and neurosurgery; he sees patients in Fairfield, CT. Dr. Shear obtained a license to practice in Connecticut.