Melanie Joyce Shepard, PA-C
- Medicare services, 2024
- 312
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 94
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,620
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Industry payments
- $319
- Practice address
- 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
- Practice phone
- Call (858) 554-1212
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Perlman Clinic - La Jolla
Urgent Care Center · La Jolla, California
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Melanie Joyce Shepard is a physician assistant in La Jolla, California
Melanie Shepard practices at Perlman Clinic - La Jolla in La Jolla, California.
Melanie Shepard's NPI, 1366932113, was assigned on May 17, 2018. Melanie Shepard holds California license 55917.
- NPI
- 1366932113NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- May 17, 2018
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (858) 554-1212
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Melanie Joyce Shepard practices at Perlman Clinic - La Jolla in La Jolla, California
Melanie Shepard's primary practice is Perlman Clinic - La Jolla, at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037. The practice phone is (858) 554-1212.
- Perlman Clinic - La Jolla9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037Phone(858) 554-1212
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Melanie Joyce Shepard is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Melanie Shepard's primary practice is Perlman Clinic - La Jolla in La Jolla, California. The medical group on file is Perlman Clinic. Melanie Shepard's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Melanie Joyce Shepard's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Melanie Shepard practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Perlman Clinic - La Jolla | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Melanie Joyce Shepard is one of 11,482 physician assistants in California
Physician assistant is Melanie Shepard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Melanie Shepard is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Physician assistant, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, bipolar disorder, chronic kidney disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among the conditions Melanie Shepard treats.
Physician assistants near Melanie Shepard
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Melanie Joyce Shepard billed Medicare for 312 services in 2024
CMS data shows 312 Medicare services from Melanie Shepard across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 94 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,180 for them. Every service was in an office.
Melanie Shepard's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits173
- Other services97
- Surgery42
Melanie Shepard compared with the California median for physician assistants, 2024
- Melanie Shepard
- California median
- Medicare services
- 312vs 20453% above
- Medicare patients
- 94vs 10510% below
- Part D claims
- 1,046vs 2434.3 times
Medians across 7,065 physician assistants in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Melanie 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
Melanie Joyce Shepard treated 94 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 94 Medicare patients who saw Melanie Shepard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 57 patients. 70% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.96, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Melanie Shepard's median patient age at 65, with 50% women.
Melanie Shepard's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Melanie Shepard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5963%
- Men3537%
Chronic conditions among Melanie Shepard's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol70%
- High blood pressure66%
- Arthritis45%
- Diabetes27%
- Mood disorders27%
- Anxiety26%
- Depression24%
- Chronic kidney disease18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Melanie 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 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Melanie Joyce Shepard wrote 1,620 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Melanie Shepard wrote 1,620 Medicare Part D claims for 178 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,046 of them, across 40 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $87,802 in total drug cost.
Melanie Shepard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,380 claims85%
- Brand-name227 claims14%
- Other13 claims1%
Melanie 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 Melanie Shepard's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%20 of 1,620 claims
- Antibiotics4%57 of 1,620 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%16 of 1,620 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
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
Melanie Joyce Shepard scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Melanie Shepard for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Melanie Shepard's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Melanie Joyce Shepard received $319 in industry payments in 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Melanie Shepard from 7 drug and device companies in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $77.
Companies that paid Melanie Shepard the most, 2024 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Melanie Joyce Shepard'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Melanie Joyce Shepard's NPI number?
Melanie Joyce Shepard's NPI number is 1366932113. It was assigned on May 17, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Melanie Joyce Shepard specialize in?
Melanie Joyce Shepard is a physician assistant in La Jolla, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363A00000X).
Where does Melanie Joyce Shepard practice?
Melanie Shepard practices at 9850 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037. Melanie Shepard's primary practice is Perlman Clinic - La Jolla in La Jolla, California.
What is Melanie Joyce Shepard's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Melanie Shepard is (858) 554-1212.
What is Melanie Joyce Shepard's medical license number?
Melanie Shepard holds California license 55917.
What medical group is Melanie Joyce Shepard part of?
Melanie Shepard is linked to Perlman Clinic.
Does Melanie Joyce Shepard accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Melanie Shepard billed Medicare for 312 services in 2024.
What is Melanie Joyce Shepard's MIPS score?
Melanie Shepard's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Melanie Joyce Shepard see?
CMS counts 94 Medicare patients who saw Melanie Shepard in 2024, with an average age of 70.
What services does Melanie Joyce Shepard bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Melanie Shepard's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
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What drugs does Melanie Joyce Shepard prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Melanie Shepard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Melanie Joyce Shepard received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $319 in general payments to Melanie Shepard from 7 companies from 2024 to 2024. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Melanie Joyce Shepard been practicing?
Melanie Shepard graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
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