What is Michael Shepard's specialty?

Michael Shepard (NPI 1992792097) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Orange, CA.

Where does Michael Shepard practice?

Michael Shepard practices in Orange, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992792097.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Shepard?

Michael Shepard (NPI 1992792097) received approximately $425K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 531 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992792097

Michael ShepardMD

Orthopedic SurgeryOrange, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,866

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

23,620

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$406K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$481

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Methylprednisolone47 claims

Meloxicam30 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.3

Quality

48.6

Cost

74.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

94.0

Payment adjustment

0.01%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$125

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$125

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$125

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Shepard'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). 4 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	52	195
Gregory Applegate Diagnostic Radiology · Van Nuys, CA	47	131
Julia Boyer Physician Assistant · Orange, CA	26	42
Main Street Specialty Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Orange, CA	20	29

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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