Dr. David L. Shepard, MD

  • San Rafael, CA
  • Internist
NPI1518015973PAC ID8628968625
Medicare services, 2024
499
Medicare patients, 2024
371
Part D claims, 2024
659
MIPS score, 2024
81
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
4000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903
Practice phone
Call (415) 884-1840
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Prima Medical Foundation

San Rafael, California

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Dr. David L. Shepard is an internist in San Rafael, California

Dr. Shepard practices at Prima Medical Foundation in San Rafael, California.

Dr. Shepard's NPI, 1518015973, was assigned on January 8, 2007. Dr. Shepard holds California license C51207.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8628968625
NPI enumeration date
January 8, 2007
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(415) 884-1840
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. David L. Shepard practices at Prima Medical Foundation in San Rafael, California

Dr. Shepard's primary practice is Prima Medical Foundation, at 4000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903 in Marin County. The practice phone is (415) 884-1840.

  • Prima Medical Foundation
    4000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903 · Marin CountyPhone(415) 884-1840

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. David L. Shepard is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Shepard's primary practice is Prima Medical Foundation in San Rafael, California. Dr. Shepard is also affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. The medical group on file is UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shepard to 4 more hospitals, 4 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David L. Shepard's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shepard practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Prima Medical FoundationAvailable with a free account
+10 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. David L. Shepard is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Shepard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Shepard is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense C51207 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Shepard

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. David L. Shepard billed Medicare for 499 services in 2024

CMS data shows 499 Medicare services from Dr. Shepard across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 371 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $39,994 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024499
Medicare patients371
Paid by Medicare$39,994
Procedure codes5

Dr. Shepard's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits469
  2. Tests and treatments15
  3. Other services15

Dr. Shepard compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Shepard
  • California median
Medicare services
499vs 36138% above
Medicare patients
371vs 1512.5 times
Part D claims
332vs 42121% below

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Shepard'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. David L. Shepard treated 371 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 371 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shepard in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 158 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 65% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shepard's median patient age at 56, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 2024371
Average age76
Average risk score1.08
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Shepard's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Shepard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women24566%
  • Men12634%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Shepard's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure65%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Osteoporosis28%
  5. Mood disorders24%
  6. Depression22%
  7. Ischemic heart disease22%
  8. Diabetes21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Shepard's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. David L. Shepard wrote 659 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Shepard wrote 659 Medicare Part D claims for 316 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 332 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,597 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024659
Drugs named by CMS20
Total drug cost$4,597
Part D patients316

Dr. Shepard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic598 claims91%
  • Brand-name61 claims9%

Dr. Shepard'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. Shepard's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids5%30 of 659 claims
  • Antibiotics12%82 of 659 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, 2021 to 2024

  • 2021
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2021: 112024: 3322918%

Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 1 in 2021.

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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. David L. Shepard scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Shepard for performance year 2024. CMS lists Dr. Shepard as offering telehealth.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Shepard's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 80.9of 100Quality
  • 76of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. David L. Shepard received $165 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Shepard from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $135.

General payments to Dr. Shepard by program year, 2017 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Shepard the most, 2017 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. David L. Shepard's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. David L. Shepard's NPI number?

Dr. David L. Shepard's NPI number is 1518015973. It was assigned on January 8, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. David L. Shepard?

Dr. David L. Shepard is an internist in San Rafael, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. David L. Shepard practice?

Dr. Shepard practices at 4000 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903. Dr. Shepard's primary practice is Prima Medical Foundation in San Rafael, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shepard to 4 hospitals, 4 home health agencies, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. David L. Shepard's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Shepard is (415) 884-1840.

What is Dr. David L. Shepard's medical license number?

Dr. Shepard holds California license C51207.

Which hospitals is Dr. David L. Shepard affiliated with?

Dr. Shepard is affiliated with UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. Dmand AI links Dr. Shepard to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. David L. Shepard part of?

Dr. Shepard is linked to UCSF Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Shepard to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. David L. Shepard accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shepard billed Medicare for 499 services in 2024.

Does Dr. David L. Shepard offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Shepard as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. David L. Shepard's MIPS score?

Dr. Shepard's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. David L. Shepard see?

CMS counts 371 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shepard in 2024, with an average age of 76.

What services does Dr. David L. Shepard bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Shepard's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99212) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. David L. Shepard prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shepard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluticasone Propionate, Paxlovid and Ciprofloxacin HCl.

Has Dr. David L. Shepard received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $165 in general payments to Dr. Shepard from 3 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. David L. Shepard been practicing?

Dr. Shepard graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

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