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Karen Shields, C.N.M

Midwife in Elmer, New Jersey.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,057 in Midwife, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Prescribing volume
26
Medicare Part D claims · Midwife avg: 112
MIPS score
100/100
▲ 17 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Karen Shields, C.N.M reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 26 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

100/100
MIPS score · +17 vs avg
26
Part D claims, 2024
≥92nd
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Karen Shields, C.N.M

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1457310781), first enumerated 03/23/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 26 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 100/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1457310781 · Midwife

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1457310781
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MID 6K Midwife
  • MIPS-ELITE 100/100
  • RX-TRACE 26
  • BOOK-THIN 121 in New Jersey
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charlene Abraham · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Karen Shields, C.N.M's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

100 ≥ 92nd percentile 92% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Karen Shields, C.N.M sits

This provider among midwife peers

Across the 101 midwife providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Karen Shields, C.N.M writes more Part D claims than 35% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 94% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Karen Shields, C.N.M, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 94
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one midwife peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Karen Shields, C.N.M. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Karen Shields, C.N.M?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/23/2006

NPI 1457310781

Primary specialty

Midwife

Mid-sized

6,057 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

26 77% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 112

MIPS final score

100/100 16.5 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in New Jersey

How Midwife compares to other specialties among New Jersey providers

New Jersey providers
Mental Health Counselor6.2%Physical Therapist5.8%Student in an Organized Heal…5.6%Clinical Social Worker5.5%Pharmacist5%Internal Medicine Physician3.1%Midwife0.1%
Largest specialties in New Jersey (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Karen Shields, C.N.M's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Midwife national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
100/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%99%
MIPS final score (Midwife) - 100/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

389 HARDING HWY
Elmer, NJ 08318
(856) 358-1100

Provider Details

NPI 1457310781
Specialty Midwife
Credentials C.N.M
Gender Female
NPI Issued 03/23/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

100
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Karen Shields, C.N.M bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Virtua Medical Group, PA
Sicklerville, NJ

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

26
Total Claims
$3K
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
63
Total Day Supply
1,811
Brand Drug Cost
$0
Generic Drug Cost
$3K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
61.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.45

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

Drug Claims
Yuvafem
Estradiol
14

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Midwife Overview

How Karen Shields, C.N.M fits within the Midwife landscape nationally.

6,057
Midwife Providers in US
54
States with Midwife
112
Avg Claims per Provider

Karen Shields, C.N.M's 26 claims are below the specialty average of 112.

Nationwide Midwife peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Shields, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (100 here).

Charlene Abraham 100 NY Grace Asante 100 NY Lisa Cirigliano 100 NY Jeanne Coulehan 100 NY

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Suzanne Lowe Johnston, RI Lori Hanson Cedar Falls, IA Molly Steele Dover, NH Gretchen Cohen Monroeville, PA

Nearby Midwife Providers in New Jersey

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Jersey, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Shields.

One of 121 Midwife providers enrolled in New Jersey, 5 are shown here.

Virginia Ahearn
CPM
New Brunswick, NJ
Samelle Amankwah
CNM
Trenton, NJ
Erin Andrew
CNM, WHNP
Trenton, NJ
Atinuke Asaolu
Teaneck, NJ
Gale Aucott
C.N.M., M.S.
Pennington, NJ

Compare Midwife nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Karen Shields, C.N.M's specialty? ▼
Karen Shields, C.N.M specializes in Midwife and practices in Elmer, New Jersey. Credentials: C.N.M.
How much does Karen Shields, C.N.M prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Karen Shields, C.N.M wrote 26 Medicare Part D claims totaling $3K in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
What is Karen Shields, C.N.M's Medicare quality score? ▼
Karen Shields, C.N.M has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 100/100. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Karen Shields, C.N.M located? ▼
Karen Shields, C.N.M is located at 389 HARDING HWY, Elmer, NJ, 08318. Phone: (856) 358-1100.
What is Karen Shields, C.N.M's NPI number? ▼
Karen Shields, C.N.M's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457310781, issued on 03/23/2006.
How many Midwife providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,057 Midwife providers across 54 states in the US. The average Midwife provider writes 112 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Karen Shields, C.N.M prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Karen Shields, C.N.M's most frequently prescribed drugs include Yuvafem. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Karen Shields, C.N.M accept Medicare? ▼
Karen Shields, C.N.M appears in CMS Medicare data with 26 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Karen Shields, C.N.M's credentials? ▼
Karen Shields, C.N.M's NPI is 1457310781 with credentials C.N.M. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.