Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 315
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 183
- Part D claims, 2024
- 184
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $18,635
- Practice address
- 20 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL 35758
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Madison, Alabama
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Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. is a general surgeon in Madison, Alabama
Dr. Sheppard practices at General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD in Madison, Alabama.
Dr. Sheppard's NPI, 1497743066, was assigned on October 7, 2005. Dr. Sheppard graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Sheppard holds Alabama license MD.23823.
- NPI
- 1497743066NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2860534310
- NPI enumeration date
- October 7, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. practices at General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD in Madison, Alabama
Dr. Sheppard's primary practice is General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD, at 20 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL 35758.
- General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD20 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL 35758
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Sheppard's primary practice is General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD in Madison, Alabama. Dr. Sheppard is also affiliated with Huntsville Hospital. The medical group on file is General Surgery Associates, P.C. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sheppard to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Sheppard's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sheppard practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. is one of 387 general surgeons in Alabama
Surgery is Dr. Sheppard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Sheppard is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, AlabamaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Sheppard
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. billed Medicare for 315 services in 2024
CMS data shows 315 Medicare services from Dr. Sheppard across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 183 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $34,542 for them.
Dr. Sheppard's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2882024: 2764%
- Surgery
- 2023: 342024: 2721%
- Imaging
- 2023: 182024: 1233%
Where Dr. Sheppard's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office22571%
- In a facility9029%
Dr. Sheppard compared with the Alabama median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Sheppard
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 315vs 22043% above
- Medicare patients
- 183vs 13437% above
- Part D claims
- 136vs 9051% above
Medians across 365 general surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sheppard's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. treated 183 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sheppard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 75 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sheppard's median patient age at 63, with 49% women.
Dr. Sheppard's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sheppard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women9753%
- Men8647%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sheppard's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis54%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Diabetes32%
- Cancer31%
- Anxiety27%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sheppard's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 63
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sheppard wrote 184 Medicare Part D claims for 93 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 136 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $266 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 98 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Sheppard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic183 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Sheppard's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sheppard's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids42%78 of 184 claims
- Antibiotics8%15 of 184 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 982024: 13639%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. ranks in the 97th percentile for hernia repair (minimally invasive) in Medicare
Dr. Sheppard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 38 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Sheppard, more than 97% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Sheppard ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 97th percentile38 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 80th percentile30 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. received $18,635 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 162 general payments to Dr. Sheppard from 35 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 47% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,996.
General payments to Dr. Sheppard by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Sheppard by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$8,72147%
- Food and beverage$5,61330%
- Education$4,30023%
Companies that paid Dr. Sheppard the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine
Dr. Sheppard graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr.'s profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr.'s NPI number is 1497743066. It was assigned on October 7, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr.?
Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. is a general surgeon in Madison, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. practice?
Dr. Sheppard practices at 20 Hughes Rd, Madison, AL 35758. Dr. Sheppard's primary practice is General Surgery Associates PC - HOPD in Madison, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sheppard to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Sheppard holds Alabama license MD.23823.
Which hospitals is Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. affiliated with?
Dr. Sheppard is affiliated with Huntsville Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Sheppard to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. part of?
Dr. Sheppard is linked to General Surgery Associates, P.C.
Does Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sheppard billed Medicare for 315 services in 2024, and Dr. Sheppard accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. see?
CMS counts 183 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sheppard in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sheppard's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Sheppard graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1997.
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What drugs does Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sheppard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Ondansetron HCl and Promethazine HCl.
Has Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $18,635 in general payments to Dr. Sheppard from 35 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Raymond L. Sheppard Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Sheppard graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
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