Melissa Shields
Physician Assistant · Kalamazoo, MI
Melissa Shields is a physician assistant with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1598168874, issued on Oct 1, 2014. Check the license (Michigan 5601007162, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Shields
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601007162 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
- Phone
- (269) 387-3287
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141201000120); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601007162Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Shields among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Melissa Shields is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2014, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 40% 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 Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
173 physician assistant records list a practice address in Kalamazoo
They are 173 of the 6,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalamazoo, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paula Chambers, P.AKalamazoo, MI 490081801001722
- Barbara Hopps, PA CKalamazoo, MI 490081447233960
- Sarah MallahKalamazoo, MI 490081154290856
- Ashley MitchellKalamazoo, MI 490081750255519
- Julie Pidgeon, PAKalamazoo, MI 490081831165463
- Sana Sheriff, MSMKalamazoo, MI 490081992625362
- Ann Soukup, PA-CKalamazoo, MI 490081356530919
- Madison AuitoKalamazoo, MI 490071720933567
Common questions
What is Melissa Shields's NPI number?
Melissa Shields's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598168874, issued on Oct 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Shields located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008. Phone: (269) 387-3287. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Shields's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601007162, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.