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Debra Elaine Shield, F.N.P.

NPI 1659788891ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Bay City, TX

Nurse Practitioner, Family (F.N.P.) with Discovery Medical Network Matagorda LLC, practicing in Bay City, Texas. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $183,953 for 2,803 claims, against $3,412 paid for services in 2024. Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $201.54 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Matagorda Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1659788891
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialF.N.P.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 21, 2014
Last updated in NPPESJul 21, 2014

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary363LF0000XAP125953TX

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 - Nurse Practitioner (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients66
Services billed478 across 18 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$3,412

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,803 · 6,001 30-day fills
Patients294
Total drug cost$183,953
Generic share89% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2014
Medicare specialtyNurse Practitioner

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$201.54 · 9 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$79.71 · 5 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$201.54 · 9 payments

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

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