Dr. Paul Jay Shires, DDS

Dr. Paul Jay Shires is a Dentist provider (Dentist) practicing in Towson, MD, registered in the NPPES registry with NPI 1821086521 since 2005. The credential DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery.

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NPI	1821086521
Entity type	Individual (Type 1)
Name	Dr. Paul Jay Shires
Credential	DDS
Sex	Male
Practice address	40 YORK RD, SUITE 220, Towson, MD, 21204
Phone	4102966527
Fax	4108254124
Enumeration date	2005-10-07
Last updated in NPPES	2007-07-08

Taxonomy & licenses

Taxonomy code	Specialty	Primary	License	State
122300000X	Dentist	Primary	9302	MD

DDS — Doctor of Dental Surgery: A licensed dentist; DDS and DMD are equivalent dental degrees. About the DDS credential

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Provider: Paul Shires, DDS
NPI: 1821086521
Taxonomy: 122300000X (Dentist)
Address: 40 YORK RD, SUITE 220, Towson, MD, 21204

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1467449819	Keith Schmidt	Individual	Dentist	Towson, MD
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1891701819	Sara Isch	Individual	Physical Therapist	Towson, MD
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1073718813	Dominique Denver	Individual	Physical Therapist	Towson, MD
1841999604	Alan Geringer, MD LLC	Organization	Urology Physician	Baltimore, MD

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What specialty is Paul Shires?

Paul Shires is registered in NPPES with the primary taxonomy of Dentist. The taxonomy code describes the provider's classification and area of specialization for claims and credentialing.

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-11. Provider record last updated 2007-07-08.