Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Athens, OH
Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Athens, Ohio, and NPI 1962913335, issued on Oct 12, 2017. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.021763, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendy Lynn Shields
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APRN.CNP.021763 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 90 Hospital Dr, Athens, OH 45701
- Phone
- (740) 592-3091
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (740) 773-3985
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171110001921); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wendy Lynn Shields in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN.CNP.021763Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,928 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium176 claims
- Lisinopril112 claims
- Omeprazole105 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa78 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate61 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium61 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: $231.28
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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 one group practice
- Ohio Valley Physicians IncAthens, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wendy Lynn Shields among 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio
Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP is one of 9,647 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2017, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 39% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 363LF0000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Athens
They are 49 of the 2,613 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP's NPI number?
Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962913335, issued on Oct 12, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 90 Hospital Dr, Athens, OH, 45701. Phone: (740) 592-3091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.021763, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendy Lynn Shields, FNP had 1,928 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.