Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN
Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN
Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1710557079, issued on Jun 29, 2021. Check the license (Tennessee 29515, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gloria K. Shields
- Credential
- MSN, FNP-BC, RN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 29515 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1342 Papermill Pointe Way, Knoxville, TN 37909
- Phone
- (865) 673-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2022
- Fax
- (865) 588-5711
- Medicaid ID
- Q074096 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211214001936); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gloria K. Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 29515Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
302 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 104 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl44 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er27 claims
- Lidocaine20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 48.8 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 3 group practices
- Covenant HomecareKnoxville, TN
- Integrated Wound Care Tennessee PLLCMemphis, TN
- Old Mission Wound Care Tennessee PLLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gloria K. Shields among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 74% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
275 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville
They are 275 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN's NPI number?
Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710557079, issued on Jun 29, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1342 Papermill Pointe Way, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 673-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29515, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN had 302 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gloria K. Shields, MSN, FNP-BC, RN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 48.8 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.