What is James Sheppard's specialty?

James Sheppard (NPI 1528075835) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Thomson, GA.

Where does James Sheppard practice?

James Sheppard practices in Thomson, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528075835.

How much does Medicare pay James Sheppard?

James Sheppard (NPI 1528075835) received approximately $37K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 276 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528075835

James SheppardMD

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Internal MedicineThomson, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,228

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,622

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$31K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,751 Internal Medicine providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 670).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

31,508

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.3M

Distinct drugs

228

Brand share

20.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium1,401 claims

Amlodipine Besylate1,161 claims

Gabapentin876 claims

Losartan Potassium856 claims

Trazodone Hcl793 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$669

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$669

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$669

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Sheppard's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Roger Nelson Family Practice · Thomson, GA	54	132
John Bieltz Orthopedic Surgery · Thomson, GA	50	239
George Havrilla Podiatry · Thomson, GA	49	183
BROOKS, WILLIAM	48	92
Gold Cross Ems, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Martinez, GA	47	107
AU MEDICAL CENTER, INC	39	131
PRATHER, STUART	37	67
Forrest Walker Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	36	85
Jose Bauza Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	34	48
Harold Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	32	61
James Davis Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	32	48
Rodney Hobbs Diagnostic Radiology · Evans, GA	30	55

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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