Kari D. Shields, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Ashland, KY
Kari D. Shields, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ashland, Kentucky, and NPI 1285661462, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 35467, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari D. Shields
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35467 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 State Route 5, Ashland, KY 41102
- Phone
- (606) 474-0669
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 64007883 KY
2429876 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090408000013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2500 State Route 5
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Andrea Tackett, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1629611751
Verify Kari D. Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 35467Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
72,332 Medicare Part D claims for 1,244 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 3,533 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium2,988 claims
- Furosemide2,177 claims
- Potassium Chloride2,161 claims
- Eliquis1,988 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,965 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,926 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): 85.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Ashland Hospital CorporationAshland, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kari D. Shields among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Kari D. Shields, MD is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
38 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashland
They are 38 of the 1,637 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Kari D. Shields, MD's NPI number?
Kari D. Shields, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285661462, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari D. Shields, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 State Route 5, Ashland, KY, 41102. Phone: (606) 474-0669. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari D. Shields, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 35467, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kari D. Shields, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari D. Shields, MD had 72,332 Medicare Part D claims for 1,244 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kari D. Shields, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.1 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.