Kristen Shields, CRNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Pittsburgh, PA
Kristen Shields, CRNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366813446, issued on Oct 14, 2015. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP015456, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Shields
- Credential
- CRNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- SP015456 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4727 Friendship Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 235-5810
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 103073522 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151211000248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristen Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP015456Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
533 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone89 claims
- Chlordiazepoxide Hcl23 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate21 claims
- Ibuprofen19 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 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: $170.03
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braeburn Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Grc Physician Services LLCAliquippa, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Shields among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Kristen Shields, CRNP is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 32% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
875 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 875 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Kristen Shields, CRNP's NPI number?
Kristen Shields, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366813446, issued on Oct 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Shields, CRNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4727 Friendship Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 235-5810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Shields, CRNP's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP015456, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristen Shields, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Shields, CRNP had 533 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.