NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara G. Shields, FAMILY PRACTICE

Family Medicine Physician · Worcester, MA

Sara G. Shields, FAMILY PRACTICE is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1952312969, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 78916, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952312969
Name
Sara G. Shields
Credential
FAMILY PRACTICE
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
78916 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26 Queen St, Worcester, MA 01610
Phone
(508) 860-7700
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(508) 860-7990
Medicaid ID
1300709 MA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 26 Queen St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kevin Abraham, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1689037673
  2. Albertha Adwetewa-Badu, FNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1427238260
  3. Hiyam Ahmed, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669266300
  4. Ime Akpan-MahoneyRegistered Nurse1952732547
  5. Benjamin Alfred, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1366778953
  6. Bronwyn Alfred, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164843843

Verify Sara G. Shields in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $30.27

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sara Shields$30.27
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sara G. Shields among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts

Sara G. Shields, FAMILY PRACTICE is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 59% 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 Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

168 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Worcester

They are 168 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Bolduc, MDWorcester, MA 016101669460051
  2. Lucy Candib, MDWorcester, MA 016101093726382
  3. Lisa Carter, FAMILY PRACTICEWorcester, MA 016101972514180
  4. Penelope Dillon, FNP-C ,PSYCH NP-C, CWorcester, MA 016101558393330
  5. Warren Ferguson, M.D.Worcester, MA 016101447312798
  6. Lisa Gussak, M.D.Worcester, MA 016101780667543
  7. Quang Le, M.D.Worcester, MA 016101578665998
  8. Valerie Pietry, FAMILY PRACTICEWorcester, MA 016101356352439

Common questions

What is Sara G. Shields, FAMILY PRACTICE's NPI number?

Sara G. Shields, FAMILY PRACTICE's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952312969, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara G. Shields, FAMILY PRACTICE located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26 Queen St, Worcester, MA, 01610. Phone: (508) 860-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara G. Shields, FAMILY PRACTICE's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 78916, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. 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.