Karen M. Shields, C.N.M
Midwife · Elmer, NJ
Karen M. Shields, C.N.M is a midwife with a practice address in Elmer, New Jersey, and NPI 1457310781, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 26NO09537400, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen M. Shields
- Credential
- C.N.M
- Primary taxonomy
- Midwife 176B00000X
- License number
- 26NO09537400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 389 Harding Hwy, Elmer, NJ 08318
- Phone
- (856) 358-1100
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2024
- Fax
- (856) 358-1313
- Medicaid ID
- 6340202 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050727000982); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest midwife records → All 118 in New Jersey → Look up another NPI →
Verify Karen M. Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NO09537400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average midwife in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 60 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Yuvafem14 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): 100 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
- Virtua Medical Group, PASicklerville, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen M. Shields among 118 midwife records in New Jersey
Karen M. Shields, C.N.M is one of 118 midwife records with a practice address in New Jersey. 31% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 31% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2013 among the 22 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 176B00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 midwife records list a practice address in Elmer
They are 2 of the 61 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmer, and 118 midwife records in New Jersey.
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The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lindsay Dauphinee, CNMElmer, NJ 083181093009094
- Valerie Patroni, CPMMays Landing, NJ 083301366840266
- Sharie Hiller, CNMBridgeton, NJ 083021659308377
- Judith Katz, CMWBridgeton, NJ 083021447275680
- Nancy Powell, CNMBridgeton, NJ 083021538451018
- Rebecca Thompson, CMWBridgeton, NJ 083021629008289
- Tarika White, CNM.Egg Harbor Township, NJ 082341841602232
- Monica Spurlock, CNMGalloway, NJ 082051902959604
Common questions
What is Karen M. Shields, C.N.M's NPI number?
Karen M. Shields, C.N.M's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457310781, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen M. Shields, C.N.M located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 389 Harding Hwy, Elmer, NJ, 08318. Phone: (856) 358-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen M. Shields, C.N.M's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NO09537400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen M. Shields, C.N.M prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen M. Shields, C.N.M had 26 Medicare Part D claims; the average among midwife prescribers was 60. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen M. Shields, C.N.M's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.