Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Benjamin Baker Shields, MD, PHD

Individual provider Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · NPI 1306231386

Dr. Benjamin Baker Shields, MD, PHD is an Anesthesiology in Houston, Texas. Graduated from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas in 2015, 11 years ago. Practices with Texas Childrens Physician Group, a 655-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
11
Trained at
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2015
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
PHD — Doctor of Philosophy
A research doctorate. In healthcare it usually sits alongside a clinical licence.

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Practice location Address checks out

Student / training record This NPI belongs to someone enrolled in a health care training programme. It carries no licence and no practice of its own, so no address or phone number is published for it.

Houston, TX

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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5724 — (214) 207-7767

Specialties & licences

Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207LP3000X · Licence S6937 (TX)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program Taxonomy 390200000X

Record details

NPI number1306231386
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , PHD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 6, 2015
Last updated in NPPESJuly 27, 2020
Certification dateJuly 27, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyANESTHESIOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL AT DALLAS
Graduated 2015 (11 years in practice)
Group practice Texas Childrens Physician Group — 655 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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