NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Cumberland, RI

Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cumberland, Rhode Island, and NPI 1265972350, issued on Mar 8, 2017. Check the license with the Rhode Island 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
1265972350
Name
Keith D'Alton Shields
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
106 Nate Whipple Hwy Ste 101, Cumberland, RI 02864
Phone
(401) 658-2020
Enumerated
Mar 8, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2025
Fax
(401) 658-3612
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190830002762); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 106 Nate Whipple Hwy Ste 101

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

  1. Amanda Blanchard, MSN-FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1184283202
  2. Lindsey GrissomPhysician Assistant1043078405
  3. Robert Pugliese, MSN, APRN, FNP, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1255672440
  4. Marianne Warren, RNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831310531

Verify Keith D'Alton Shields in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Rhode Island board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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7.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

6,507 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 227 claims were for opioids.

  1. Keith Shields6,507
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium382 claims
  2. Lisinopril279 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate248 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium220 claims
  5. Omeprazole193 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium188 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,920.03

94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Keith Shields$1,920.03
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Vmd Primary Providers OF Rhode Island PCCumberland, RI

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

Keith D'Alton Shields among 683 physician assistant records in Rhode Island

Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C is one of 683 physician assistant records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 38% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 490 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 30% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cumberland

They are 10 of the 355 NPPES records with a practice address in Cumberland, and 683 physician assistant records in Rhode Island.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Natasha Almeida, PA-CCumberland, RI 028641417332685
  2. Andre Covacha, PA-CCumberland, RI 028641265800023
  3. Keelin Covacha, PA-CCumberland, RI 028641851763650
  4. Kaitlyn D'Abrosca, PA-CCumberland, RI 028641295621811
  5. Rebecca Foster, PACumberland, RI 028641851398135
  6. Lindsey GrissomCumberland, RI 028641043078405
  7. Amanda Laflamme, PA-CCumberland, RI 028641780316315
  8. Jordan RahebCumberland, RI 028641821650136

Common questions

What is Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C's NPI number?

Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265972350, issued on Mar 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 106 Nate Whipple Hwy Ste 101, Cumberland, RI, 02864. Phone: (401) 658-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C's license?

Search the Rhode Island board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Keith D'Alton Shields, PA-C had 6,507 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.

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.