Laurence E. Shields, MD
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician · Santa Maria, CA
Laurence E. Shields, MD is a maternal & fetal medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1295741668, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (California A49287, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurence E. Shields
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician 207VM0101X
- License number
- A49287 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 S Palisade Dr Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Phone
- (805) 739-3280
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2023
- Fax
- (805) 739-3380
- Medicaid ID
- 00A492870 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 116 S Palisade Dr Ste 103
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Verify Laurence E. Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A49287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Laurence E. Shields among 343 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in California
Laurence E. Shields, MD is one of 343 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 61% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VM0101X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers in California
There are 343 maternal & fetal medicine physician records in California.
All 343 in California → Every provider in Santa Maria → Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 maternal & fetal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniele Feldman, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541417156118
- Stephanie Lin, M.D.Santa Maria, CA 934541073747176
- Marc Lebed, MDShell Beach, CA 934491740401652
- Leonard Cedars, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051821078692
- Nihal Naccasha, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051649250424
- Bernd Schumacher, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934051033557343
- Richard PaulSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011497170518
- Carolyn Breuer, REGISTERED NURSELancaster, CA 935351053834226
Common questions
What is Laurence E. Shields, MD's NPI number?
Laurence E. Shields, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295741668, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurence E. Shields, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 S Palisade Dr Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 739-3280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurence E. Shields, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A49287, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Laurence E. Shields, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.