Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MD
Nuclear Radiology Physician · Charlottesville, VA
Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MD is a nuclear radiology physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1154398642, issued on Mar 2, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101267678, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lale Kostakoglu Shields
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nuclear Radiology Physician 2085N0904X
- License number
- 0101267678 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1240 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Phone
- (434) 924-9333
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 243-3938
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060227000221); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lale Kostakoglu Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101267678Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $18,056.55
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 88 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,001.47 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
- New York UniversityNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lale Kostakoglu Shields among 10 nuclear radiology physician records in Virginia
Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MD is one of 10 nuclear radiology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 40% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085N0904X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nuclear Radiology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 10 nuclear radiology physician records in Virginia.
All 10 in Virginia → Every provider in Charlottesville → Nuclear Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nuclear radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Prem Batchala, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081831641455
- Jiefu Zheng, M.D., PH.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081417242769
- Robert Sefczek, M.D.Luray, VA 228351376553982
- Vasundhara Raval, M.D.Richmond, VA 232351699728568
- James Zelenak, M.D.Richmond, VA 232351295777241
- Paul Jolles, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981366536815
- Karen Kurdziel, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981396838017
- Colin Young, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237081356660286
Common questions
What is Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MD's NPI number?
Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154398642, issued on Mar 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1240 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA, 22908. Phone: (434) 924-9333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lale Kostakoglu Shields, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101267678, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.