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Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd, MD
NPI1730236688PAC ID4284718586
- Medicare services, 2024
- 104,865
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 805
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,046
- Clinical trials
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 3320 Old Jefferson Road, Building 400, Athens, GA 30607
- Practice phone
- Call (706) 613-1625
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Athens, Georgia
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Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd is a hematologist and oncologist in Athens, Georgia
Dr. Shepherd practices at Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center in Athens, Georgia.
Dr. Shepherd's NPI, 1730236688, was assigned on January 4, 2007. Dr. Shepherd graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Shepherd holds Georgia license 65889.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1730236688NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4284718586
- NPI enumeration date
- January 4, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (706) 613-1625
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd practices at Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center in Athens, Georgia
Dr. Shepherd's primary practice is Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center, at 3320 Old Jefferson Road, Building 400, Athens, GA 30607. The practice phone is (706) 613-1625.
- Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center3320 Old Jefferson Road, Building 400, Athens, GA 30607Phone(706) 613-1625
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Shepherd's primary practice is Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Shepherd is also affiliated with Piedmont Athens Regional. The medical group on file is University Cancer & Blood Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shepherd to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy CenterPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shepherd practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd is one of 379 hematologists and oncologists in Georgia
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Shepherd's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Shepherd is licensed in Georgia.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, GeorgiaPrimary
Hematologists and oncologists near Dr. Shepherd
Counts of hematologists and oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd billed Medicare for 104,865 services in 2024
CMS data shows 104,865 Medicare services from Dr. Shepherd across 74 procedure codes in 2024, for 805 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,430,747 for them.
Medicare services, 2024104,865
Medicare patients805
Paid by Medicare$1.4M
Procedure codes74
Dr. Shepherd's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 72,5372024: 92,81728%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 7,4412024: 4,46840%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2,4982024: 3,12625%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,5182024: 2,4134%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,8082024: 1,48118%
- Other services
- 2023: 39,2952024: 37599%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1102024: 18568%
Where Dr. Shepherd's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office104,831100%
- In a facility340%
Dr. Shepherd compared with the Georgia median for hematologists and oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Shepherd
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 104,865vs 691151.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 805vs 2353.4 times
- Part D claims
- 1,787vs 6752.6 times
Medians across 350 hematologists and oncologists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Shepherd'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. Cynthia L. Shepherd treated 805 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 805 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shepherd in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 351 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Shepherd's median patient age at 69, with 65% women.
Medicare patients, 2024805
Average age75
Average risk score1.71
Also on Medicaid10%
Dr. Shepherd's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Shepherd's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women49662%
- Men30938%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Shepherd's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis48%
- Cancer45%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Anxiety30%
- Diabetes29%
- Osteoporosis29%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Shepherd's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd wrote 2,046 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Shepherd wrote 2,046 Medicare Part D claims for 343 patients. 61% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,787 of them, across 39 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,116,281 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,857 claims across 45 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,046
Drugs named by CMS39
Total drug cost$2.1M
Part D patients343
Dr. Shepherd's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,241 claims61%
- Brand-name805 claims39%
Dr. Shepherd'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. Shepherd's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%42 of 2,046 claims
- Antibiotics3%65 of 2,046 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: 1,8572024: 1,7874%
Drugs named by CMS: 39 in 2024, 45 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. Cynthia L. Shepherd scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Shepherd for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Shepherd accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Shepherd as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Shepherd's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
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. Cynthia L. Shepherd has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Shepherd to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Breast Neoplasms and Breast Diseases. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Shepherd that name 1 trial.
Conditions in Dr. Shepherd's trials
- Breast Neoplasms
- Breast Diseases
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Shepherd
- Nihal Essa Abdulla, MD1 shared trial
- Maysa M. Abu-Khalaf, MD1 shared trial
- Aisha Ahmed, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Shepherd
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd received $3,353 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 165 general payments to Dr. Shepherd from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 86% of the total. McKesson Specialty Care Distribution Corp. paid the most, $445. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $462 in 2021, naming 1 clinical trial.
General payments to Dr. Shepherd by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Shepherd by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.4Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,89686%
- Consulting fees$44513%
- Education$120%
Companies that paid Dr. Shepherd 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. Cynthia L. Shepherd graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Dr. Shepherd graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd'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 | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Cynthia L. Shepherd's NPI number?
Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd's NPI number is 1730236688. It was assigned on January 4, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd?
Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd is a hematologist and oncologist in Athens, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd practice?
Dr. Shepherd practices at 3320 Old Jefferson Road, Building 400, Athens, GA 30607. Dr. Shepherd's primary practice is Athens Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center in Athens, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shepherd to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Shepherd is (706) 613-1625.
What is Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd's medical license number?
Dr. Shepherd holds Georgia license 65889.
Which hospitals is Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd affiliated with?
Dr. Shepherd is affiliated with Piedmont Athens Regional. Dmand AI links Dr. Shepherd to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd part of?
Dr. Shepherd is linked to University Cancer & Blood Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Shepherd to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Shepherd billed Medicare for 104,865 services in 2024, and Dr. Shepherd accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Shepherd as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd's MIPS score?
Dr. Shepherd's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd see?
CMS counts 805 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shepherd in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Shepherd's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3111), injected or infused drug (J0897) and injected or infused drug (J1437).
Where did Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd go to medical school?
Dr. Shepherd graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Shepherd's most prescribed drugs by claims were Anastrozole, Procrit and Evenity (2 Syringes).
Has Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,353 in general payments to Dr. Shepherd from 38 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from McKesson Specialty Care Distribution Corp.
How long has Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd been practicing?
Dr. Shepherd graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Cynthia L. Shepherd do research?
Dr. Shepherd has worked on 1 clinical trial.
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