Adam Shepard, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Opelousas, LA
Adam Shepard, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Opelousas, Louisiana, and NPI 1437511326, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Louisiana 320326, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam Shepard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 320326 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3975 I 49 S Service RD Ste 200, Opelousas, LA 70570
- Phone
- (337) 594-3906
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2025
- Fax
- (855) 583-3797
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230818000356); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 219 in Louisiana → Look up another NPI →
Verify Adam Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 320326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,638 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga215 claims
- Losartan Potassium148 claims
- Nifedipine Er130 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl115 claims
- Lisinopril88 claims
- Furosemide85 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $102.88
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Opelousas General Health System Physician PracticesOpelousas, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adam Shepard among 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana
Adam Shepard, M.D. is one of 219 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 172 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 219 nephrology physician records in Louisiana.
All 219 in Louisiana → Every provider in Opelousas → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raphael Higginbotham, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701477507531
- Michael Liu, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701497825772
- Chad Rossitter, M.D.Opelousas, LA 705701386961308
- Shivakanth Burugu, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705631023334828
- Rana El Sabbagh, M.D.New Iberia, LA 705601508259540
- Paul Miller, M.D.Ville Platte, LA 705861235107749
- Abdel Abu Shamat, MDLake Charles, LA 706011528053824
- Tony Leung, MDLake Charles, LA 706011881693463
Common questions
What is Adam Shepard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Adam Shepard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437511326, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam Shepard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3975 I 49 S Service RD Ste 200, Opelousas, LA, 70570. Phone: (337) 594-3906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam Shepard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 320326, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Adam Shepard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam Shepard, M.D. had 1,638 Medicare Part D claims for 305 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.