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George B. Shields, O.D.

NPI 1407952179ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Annapolis, MD

Optometrist (O.D.) in Annapolis, Maryland, trained at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (class of 2001). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $5,821 for 117 patients in 2024, with only 16 Part D claims. Coopervision Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $46.31 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1407952179
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 16, 2006
Last updated in NPPESOct 24, 2024
Certified by providerOct 24, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000XTA1738MD

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MD)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients117
Services billed138 across 9 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$5,821

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)16 · 18 30-day fills
Patients12
Total drug cost$1,413
Generic share69% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolPennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Graduation year2001
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$46.31 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$389.14 · 6 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Coopervision Inc.$26.551
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$19.761

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$46.31 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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