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Thomas Bernard Shields

Merrillville, IN 46410

Public HHS-OIG LEIE exclusion record

The HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) file imported by ExcludedProvider.com on October 4, 2026 contains a record for Thomas Bernard Shields of Merrillville, IN with exclusion type 1128b4, which HHS-OIG's list of exclusion authorities describes as “license revocation, suspension, or surrender”, and an exclusion date of March 20, 2016. This page is not an official HHS-OIG record, and a matching name alone does not show that the record refers to a particular person; confirm identity and current status with HHS-OIG.

The LEIE record lists NPI 1649240979.

Status
Listed in the LEIE file imported October 4, 2026
Record type
Individual
Location
Merrillville, IN 46410
Exclusion date
March 20, 2016
Exclusion type
Revocation (1128b4)
NPI (as listed in LEIE)
1649240979

Record summary

Thomas Bernard Shields appears in the HHS-OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) public dataset as an individual record associated with Merrillville, Indiana. The exclusion date shown in the source record is March 20, 2016. The exclusion type is 1128b4, identified by HHS-OIG as license revocation, suspension, or surrender.

Source record

SourceHHS-OIG LEIE downloadable file (UPDATED.csv)
Record typeIndividual
Status in imported filesListed in the LEIE file imported October 4, 2026
Exclusion dateMarch 20, 2016
Exclusion typeLicense revocation, suspension, or surrender (1128b4)
NPI (as listed in LEIE)1649240979
LEIE file importedOctober 4, 2026
File timestampSeptember 10, 2026 (Last-Modified header from the HHS-OIG download server; not an official release date)
HHS-OIG release dateNot independently verified

What this exclusion type means

HHS-OIG identifies exclusion type 1128b4 as “License revocation, suspension, or surrender.” License revocation, suspension, or surrender (permissive exclusion).

This exclusion type is a statutory category used by HHS-OIG in the LEIE dataset. The category describes the legal authority associated with the exclusion record, not a separate investigation or additional reporting by Excluded Provider.

Location and provider classification

This LEIE record is associated with Merrillville, IN 46410. The listed provider category is Individual - Licensed Health Care Service Provider. The listed specialty is Nurse / Nurses Aide.

NPI Registry context

The LEIE record lists NPI 1649240979. CMS NPPES public registry data lists this NPI as an individual record with primary taxonomy Nurse Practitioner, Family (363LF0000X). Registered practice location: Franklin, KY. NPI enumeration date: Jan 26, 2006. NPPES status: Active. The NPI Registry lists credential: ARNP.

NPI Registry data is administrative provider-identification data from CMS. The NPI above is the one written in the LEIE record; this page does not confirm that the registry entry and the LEIE record refer to the same provider, and registry data does not verify or explain the exclusion. Verify identity and exclusion status directly with HHS-OIG.

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How to verify this record

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