| Doctor Name: | DR. DOUGLAS A. SHIELDS |
| NPI Number: | 1891717815 |
| Entity Type Code: | Individual (1) |
| Gender: | M |
| Credentials: | M.D. |
| License Number: | E4736 |
| Business Practice Address: | 125 Hospital Dr Spruce Pine, NC - 287773035 |
| Business Phone Number: | 8287654201 |
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| Mailing Address: | Po Box 98, JONAS RIDGE |
| State: | NC |
| Postal Code: | 286410098 |
| Phone Number: | 8283850915 |
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| NPI Enumeration Date: | 07/25/2006 |
| NPI Last Update Date: | 05/02/2012 |
| Replacement NPI: | 0 |
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Taxonomy Information: | |
| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: | 207P00000X |
| License Number: | E4736 |
| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: (Secondary) | Y |
| State: | TN |
| Taxonomy Type: | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
| Taxonomy Classification: | Emergency Medicine |
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| Taxonomy Definition: | An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury. |