Dr. William Shields O.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1538165303 is registered to Dr. William Shields O.D., a Optometrist practising at 2812 Cochran St in Simi Valley, California. Optometrist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. William Shields O.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 11,495 Optometrist providers on file in California.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20101129000578OptometryCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. William Shields O.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. William Shields O.D. directly at (805) 527-6164.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1538165303 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Optometrist is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (805) 527-6164.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. William Shields O.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 11,495 Optometrist providers are registered in California, and Dr. William Shields O.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.