What is John Sheppard's specialty?

John Sheppard (NPI 1588663702) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Norfolk, VA.

Where does John Sheppard practice?

John Sheppard practices in Norfolk, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588663702.

How much does Medicare pay John Sheppard?

John Sheppard (NPI 1588663702) received approximately $392K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 756 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588663702

John SheppardM.D.

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OphthalmologyNorfolk, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,701

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,602

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$353K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 445 Ophthalmology providers in VA — above median (cohort median 2,782).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,547

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.7M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

38.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate567 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl327 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate320 claims

Cyclosporine287 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate252 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.4

Quality

77.1

Cost

60.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.27%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$198K

Payment records

292

By payment type

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$68K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$60K

Consulting Fee$37K

Travel and Lodging$25K

Food and Beverage$6K

Top paying entities

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$68K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$60K

Consulting Fee$37K

Travel and Lodging$25K

Food and Beverage$6K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John 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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SENTARA HOSPITALS	292	976
Virginia Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Norfolk, VA	248	662
Linda Ferro Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Chesapeake, VA	76	206
Walter Whitley Optometry · Norfolk, VA	63	120
Nicholas Frank Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Manteo, NC	58	126
David Salib Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	54	169
BON SECOURS DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	46	86
STARLING, JAY	31	84
SENTARA HOSPITALS	22	54
Cecelia Koetting Optometry · Aurora, CO	22	42
Thomas Joly Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	19	56
SENTARA ALBEMARLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	17	48

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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