NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heidi Ackermann Shields, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Bedford, VA

Heidi Ackermann Shields, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Bedford, Virginia, and NPI 1538338496, issued on Feb 25, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0024167689, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538338496
Name
Heidi Ackermann Shields
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
0024167689 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1613 Oakwood St, Bedford, VA 24523
Phone
(540) 425-7773
Enumerated
Feb 25, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(540) 586-5984
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080509000305); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1613 Oakwood St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hilary Basham, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1235335886
  2. Angel BeaversFamily Nurse Practitioner1720404205
  3. Paul BisbeePharmacist1437275500
  4. Bryce BristowSpeech-Language Pathologist1902209968
  5. Cesar Caballero, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316929540
  6. John Carmody, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1982677415

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $39.69

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heidi Shields$39.69
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. Carilion Professional Services LLCRoanoke, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Heidi Ackermann Shields among 2,122 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Virginia

Heidi Ackermann Shields, CRNA is one of 2,122 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Virginia. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 38% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2014 among the 1,557 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 367500000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

3 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Bedford

They are 3 of the 230 NPPES records with a practice address in Bedford, and 2,122 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Virginia.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Martin Dittler, CRNABedford, VA 245231861504508
  2. Rhonda Kuhn, CRNABedford, VA 245231073625729
  3. Charles Gill, C R N ADanville, VA 245411255391314
  4. Leonard Haraway, CRNADanville, VA 245411699857029
  5. Michial Largen, CRNADanville, VA 245411689904492
  6. Robert Martin, CRNADanville, VA 245411154384642
  7. John Nulty, CRNADanville, VA 245411437211737
  8. Clark Powers, CRNADanville, VA 245411275697021

Common questions

What is Heidi Ackermann Shields, CRNA's NPI number?

Heidi Ackermann Shields, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538338496, issued on Feb 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heidi Ackermann Shields, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1613 Oakwood St, Bedford, VA, 24523. Phone: (540) 425-7773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heidi Ackermann Shields, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0024167689, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia 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. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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