Dr. David M. Schuster, MD
Nuclear Medicine (Nuclear Medicine Physician)
Emory University Hospital, 1364 Clifton Road, Room E145
Atlanta, GA 30322
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Albany Medical College of Union University (1987)
- Years since graduation
- 39
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 313
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1987Medical school: Albany Medical College of Union University
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Nuclear Medicine Physician primary
GA license 041664 -
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
GA license 041664 -
Nuclear Radiology Physician
GA license 041664
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA
- Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc Atlanta, GA
- Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA
- Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA
Medical groups
- The Emory Clinic Inc (3,568 clinicians)
- Emory Medical Care Foundation Inc (1,015 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 313
- Services billed
- 348
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | 74 | 74 |
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 63 | 63 |
| Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | 25 | 25 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 20 | 20 |
| Nuclear medicine study of lung circulation | 16 | 16 |
| Nuclear medicine study of bone and/or joint whole body | 15 | 15 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 15 | 15 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 2 payments worth $2,033 in total to this clinician.
| Telix Pharmaceuticals | $2,033 |
|---|
| Consulting Fee | $1,950 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $82.65 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Telix Pharmaceuticals Dec 4, 2025 | Consulting Fee | $1,950 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $25,329 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- An Investigational Scan (18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PET-mpMRI) for Targeted Prostate Biopsy Using TRUS-MR Fusion Technique
Blue Earth Diagnostics · Recruiting · NCT06865768
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.