NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Knoxville, TN

Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1104309129, issued on Sep 14, 2018. Check the license (Tennessee 24472, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104309129
Name
Amber Nicole Shepard
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
24472 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9957 Sherrill Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37932
Phone
(865) 693-2255
Enumerated
Sep 14, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2022
Fax
(865) 691-7888
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190211002268); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9957 Sherrill Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amy Allen, MSN,CFNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1780725168
  2. Rachel BolsterPhysician Assistant1316418304
  3. Erann Bulman, NURSE PRACTITIONERGerontology Nurse Practitioner1841980869
  4. Jessica Carringer, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1952793978
  5. Stephanie Carroll, APNNurse Practitioner1578529459
  6. Rebecca Criswell, NPNurse Practitioner1316314768

Verify Amber Nicole Shepard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,055 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 206 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amber Shepard1,055
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Anastrozole116 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
  3. Prochlorperazine Maleate46 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt43 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er38 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%35.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%87.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,480.48

114 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Amber Shepard$2,480.48
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Tennessee Cancer Specialists PLLCAthens, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Amber Nicole Shepard among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee

Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 56% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

737 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 737 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Allen, MSN,CFNPKnoxville, TN 379321780725168
  2. Hannah Brown, APRN-BCKnoxville, TN 379321962693952
  3. Jessica Carringer, FNP-BCKnoxville, TN 379321952793978
  4. Angela Cole, FNPKnoxville, TN 379321770863185
  5. Mary Elliotte, NPKnoxville, TN 379321639160682
  6. Diane Knights, FNPKnoxville, TN 379321437481462
  7. Gloria Krass, FNPKnoxville, TN 379321225469042
  8. Leslie Lane, FNPKnoxville, TN 379321093131013

Common questions

What is Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP's NPI number?

Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104309129, issued on Sep 14, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9957 Sherrill Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37932. Phone: (865) 693-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 24472, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP had 1,055 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Amber Nicole Shepard, FNP's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.