Ted Shields, D.O.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Jonesboro, AR
Ted Shields, D.O. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and NPI 1972666147, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E3420, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ted Shields
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- E3420 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1710 Mayfield Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72401
- Phone
- (844) 215-0731
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2022
- Fax
- (888) 630-8885
- Medicaid ID
- 148797003 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040203001012); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ted Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E3420Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
6,915 Medicare Part D claims for 1,132 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 5,369 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen2,415 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,706 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl696 claims
- Gabapentin279 claims
- Pregabalin226 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl203 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $972.10
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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 2 group practices
- Pain Treatment Centers OF America PLLCJonesboro, AR
- St Bernards Physician Clinics IncJonesboro, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ted Shields among 32 interventional pain medicine physician records in Arkansas
Ted Shields, D.O. is one of 32 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 94% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 26 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 32 interventional pain medicine physician records in Arkansas.
All 32 in Arkansas → Every provider in Jonesboro → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sunil Gera, MDJonesboro, AR 724011699781427
- Wolf Heberlein, MDJonesboro, AR 724011922121698
- Calin Savu, M.D.Jonesboro, AR 724011801976956
- Todd Besselievre, M.D.Batesville, AR 725011679554323
- Raja Hassan Imtiaz, MDBatesville, AR 725011861054181
- John Larson, MDBatesville, AR 725011104864354
- Meraj Siddiqui, MDBatesville, AR 725011114973922
- Samuel Turner, MDBatesville, AR 725011306224068
Common questions
What is Ted Shields, D.O.'s NPI number?
Ted Shields, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972666147, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ted Shields, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1710 Mayfield Drive, Jonesboro, AR, 72401. Phone: (844) 215-0731. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ted Shields, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E3420, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ted Shields, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ted Shields, D.O. had 6,915 Medicare Part D claims for 1,132 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.