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Anchor Eyecare

Optometrist in Bethesda, MD · enumerated 2009 · authorized official Colleen Shields, Practice Administrator.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1538390224

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name Anchor Eyecare

Parent organization George B. Shields, O.D., P.C.

Practice address 8901 Wisconsin Ave, Building 57, Bethesda, MD, 20889

Phone (301) 215-7668

Enumeration date Jul 29, 2009

Last updated in NPPES Dec 30, 2009

Taxonomy & classification

152W00000X Optometrist Eye and Vision Services Providers · License MD1738 (MD) Primary

Authorized official

Name Colleen Shields

Title Practice Administrator

Phone (410) 279-2286

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1316147184	Other	MD	NPI
1407952179	Other	MD	NPI

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Where is Anchor Eyecare located?

The practice location on file with NPPES is in Bethesda, MD.

How current is this record?

Data comes from the CMS NPPES public dissemination file; this record was last updated in NPPES on 2009-12-30. Verify at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov.

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2009-12-30.