Colleen Shields
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Altoona, PA
Colleen Shields is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1750814885, issued on Apr 5, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania 116071, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Colleen Shields
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License number
- 116071 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 889-4458
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170517002102); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Colleen Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license 116071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansAltoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Colleen Shields among 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania
Colleen Shields is one of 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 3,576 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 61 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 4,822 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Pennsylvania.
All 4,822 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona → Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist nationwide →
The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dawn Alexy, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011144248733
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- Fred Buckreis, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011750388658
- Melissa Cioffari, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011619993235
- Melanie Cowfer, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011699730432
- Brian DuclosAltoona, PA 166011699795658
- Christine Duff, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011518987874
- Gretchen Dunkle, CRNAAltoona, PA 166011518998947
Common questions
What is Colleen Shields's NPI number?
Colleen Shields's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750814885, issued on Apr 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Colleen Shields located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 Howard Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 889-4458. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Colleen Shields's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number 116071, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Colleen Shields's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. 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.