Lawrence Sylvester Shields, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Springfield, MO
Lawrence Sylvester Shields, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1043306483, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 32842, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Lawrence Sylvester Shields
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 32842 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 South National Ave, Springfield, MO 65897
- Phone
- (417) 836-4000
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (417) 836-4075
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 901 South National Ave
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- Charmi Shastri, ATSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962174920
Verify Lawrence Sylvester Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 32842Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Lawrence Sylvester Shields among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Lawrence Sylvester Shields, MD is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 53% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 226 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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- Robert Heath, M.D.Springfield, MO 658971992720940
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- Kathryn Geron, DOSpringfield, MO 658101326335159
Common questions
What is Lawrence Sylvester Shields, MD's NPI number?
Lawrence Sylvester Shields, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043306483, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Sylvester Shields, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 South National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65897. Phone: (417) 836-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Sylvester Shields, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 32842, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. 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. 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.