What is Laura Shepherd's specialty?

Laura Shepherd (NPI 1730162926) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Gainesville, GA.

Where does Laura Shepherd practice?

Laura Shepherd practices in Gainesville, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730162926.

How much does Medicare pay Laura Shepherd?

Laura Shepherd (NPI 1730162926) received approximately $233K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 593 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730162926

Laura ShepherdMD

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NephrologyGainesville, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

4,416

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,976

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$211K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 303 Nephrology providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 1,455).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,210

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$363K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Calcitriol270 claims

Amlodipine Besylate157 claims

Losartan Potassium120 claims

Metoprolol Succinate81 claims

Lisinopril71 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.3

Quality

71.9

Cost

76.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

75.0

Payment adjustment

0.14%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$22

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$22

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$22

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Laura Shepherd'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). 49 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	349	1,848
Mark Kats Nephrology · Gainesville, GA	91	620
HOOPER, TREVOR	88	362
Ajay Ravi Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	78	240
Lee Martin Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	71	203
Robert Balotin Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	69	200
Richard Cory Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	66	149
Matthew Scott Diagnostic Radiology · Macon, GA	58	141
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	49	192
Scott Stephen Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	39	94
Abhishek Gaur Cardiology · Gainesville, GA	38	104
Julie Presley Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, GA	29	65

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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