Dr. Ruth Lyons Shields

Overview

Dr. Ruth Lyons Shields, MD, is a General Practice specialist in Mobile, Alabama. She attended and graduated from University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine in 1979, having over 45 years of diverse experience, especially in General Practice. Dr. Ruth Lyons Shields also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Healthy Weight 4 Me, Llc. Dr. Ruth Lyons Shields accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (251) 206-8751 to request Dr. Ruth Lyons Shields the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Ruth Lyons Shields

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / General Practice click for detail General Practice Definition to come...	4527	Alabama
Other Service Providers / Specialist click for detail Specialist An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.	00004527	Alabama

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Healthy Weight 4 Me, Llc	Healthy Weight 4 Me, Llc

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Thursday, August 6, 2015. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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