Alvin Shields
Counselor · Chicago, IL
Alvin Shields is a counselor with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1720751407, issued on Jul 28, 2021. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Alvin Shields
- Primary taxonomy
- Counselor 101Y00000X
- Practice location
- 8407 S Constance Ave, Chicago, IL 60617
- Phone
- (312) 721-2471
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alvin Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Alvin Shields among 3,805 counselor records in Illinois
Alvin Shields is one of 3,805 counselor records with a practice address in Illinois. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 58% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 3% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 5% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101Y00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Counselor providers in Illinois
There are 3,805 counselor records in Illinois. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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Common questions
What is Alvin Shields's NPI number?
Alvin Shields's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720751407, issued on Jul 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alvin Shields located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8407 S Constance Ave, Chicago, IL, 60617. Phone: (312) 721-2471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alvin Shields's license?
Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.