Tara S Shields, MD

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

56281 Issued in TN

Practice address

301 Med Tech Pkwy Ste 240
Johnson City, TN 37604-2641

Phone

(423) 794-5520

Fax

(423) 282-6940

NPI assigned

Apr 29, 2014

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Other names 1

• Tara Renae Samples Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, 2014

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

State of Franklin Healthcare Associates, PLLCGroup PAC ID 2466346291, 258 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Amedisys Home Health Home health agency, Johnson City, TN, CCN 447422
• Centerwell Home Health Home health agency, Kingsport, TN, CCN 447254
• Johnson City Medical Center Hospital, Johnson City, TN, CCN 440063
• Franklin Woods Community Hospital Hospital, Johnson City, TN, CCN 440184
• Sycamore Shoals Hospital Hospital, Elizabethton, TN, CCN 440018
• Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Hospital, Kingsport, TN, CCN 440017

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: tarashields@sofha.allscriptsdirect.net
• FHIR API: https://api.platform.athenahealth.com/24871/brand/1/csg/1/fhir/r4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• State of Franklin Healthcare Associates PLLC

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1063459410
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Covenant Medical Group, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1457302010

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Covenant Medical Group, Inc

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1871269415
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Centerwell Certified Healthcare Corp.

  • Home Health Agency
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1689604860
  Care Compare affiliation
• Comprehensive Home Healthcare Services LLC

  • Home Health Agency
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1942258769
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1023434339
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1114033628
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Elizabethton, TN
  • NPI 1891801734
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1962915652
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1972606465
  Care Compare affiliation
• Wellmont Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1487690400
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 632476",
            "city": "CINCINNATI",
            "state": "OH",
            "postal_code": "452632476",
            "telephone_number": "423-794-5520",
            "fax_number": "423-282-6940"
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        "last_updated": "2025-02-21",
        "certification_date": "2025-02-21",
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            "middle_name": "RENAE",
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        }
    ]
}

• Dexter Shepherd, NP
• Mary Katherine Shepherd, PHARMD
• Matthew Sherban, D.M.D.
• Rebecca Sherfey, LPC-MHSP
• Steven John Sherfey, COUNSELOR
• Jay Richard Shilling, LCSW
• Dong H Shin, CRNA
• Jackie Shipley
• Mary Kristen Shipley, PT
• Sarah Elizabeth Shipley

• Internal Medicine Physician in Johnson City, TN
• Providers in Johnson City, TN by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 21, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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