Individual provider Active NPI

William Jennings Shields, MD

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Grafton, VA
National Provider Identifier
1992768253
Registry record updated Jul 13, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Dermatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207N00000X
License
0101024156 Issued in VA
Practice address
914 Denbigh Blvd
Grafton, VA 23692
Phone
(757) 874-0320
Fax
(757) 989-0276
NPI assigned
Apr 8, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Dermatology Physician 207N00000X 0101024156 VA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

914 Denbigh Blvd
Grafton, VA 23692

Mailing address

PO Box 2696
Newport News, VA 23609
Phone (757) 874-0320

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
002959OtherVABCBS
5969115MedicaidVA

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
0101024156VAMDDermatology Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
W J Shields M D Dermatology Past Accepting new patients

Organizations & group practices 1

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.

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1783900800000",
    "number": "1992768253",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 2696",
            "city": "NEWPORT NEWS",
            "state": "VA",
            "postal_code": "23609",
            "telephone_number": "757-874-0320",
            "fax_number": "757-989-0276"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "914 DENBIGH BLVD",
            "city": "GRAFTON",
            "state": "VA",
            "postal_code": "23692",
            "telephone_number": "757-874-0320",
            "fax_number": "757-989-0276"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "SHIELDS",
        "first_name": "WILLIAM",
        "middle_name": "JENNINGS",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-04-08",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207N00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Dermatology",
            "state": "VA",
            "license": "0101024156",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "BCBS",
            "identifier": "002959",
            "state": "VA"
        },
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "5969115",
            "state": "VA"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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Sources for this page

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  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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