George B. Shields, O.D.
Optometrist · Annapolis, MD
George B. Shields, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Annapolis, Maryland, and NPI 1407952179, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Maryland TA1738, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George B. Shields
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- TA1738 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1905 Towne Centre Blvd, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone
- (410) 268-8200
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2024
- Fax
- (410) 266-3996
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080123000893); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George B. Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license TA1738Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $389.14
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Myeyedr Optometry OF Maryland LLCAnnapolis, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George B. Shields among 924 optometrist records in Maryland
George B. Shields, O.D. is one of 924 optometrist records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 517 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Maryland
There are 924 optometrist records in Maryland.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allison Ashbeck, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011134339609
- John Barr, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011497884191
- Scott Burge, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011689680845
- Stephen Cohen, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011962524702
- Miguel De Falco, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011285693598
- Penelope Doud, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011881632313
- Brian Gonzales, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011720150915
- Carrie Hubbell, O.D.Annapolis, MD 214011215042742
Common questions
What is George B. Shields, O.D.'s NPI number?
George B. Shields, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407952179, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George B. Shields, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1905 Towne Centre Blvd, Annapolis, MD, 21401. Phone: (410) 268-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George B. Shields, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number TA1738, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does George B. Shields, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George B. Shields, O.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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. 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.