Ankara Shepard
Physician Assistant · Worcester, MA
Ankara Shepard is a physician assistant with a practice address in Worcester, Massachusetts, and NPI 1285347187, issued on Jan 5, 2023. Check the license with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ankara Shepard
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- C0009326 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 Lincoln SQ, Worcester, MA 01608
- Phone
- (860) 716-3257
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2023
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ankara Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
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.
Ankara Shepard among 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts
Ankara Shepard is one of 4,713 physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 75% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 68% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
425 physician assistant records list a practice address in Worcester
They are 425 of the 13,166 NPPES records with a practice address in Worcester, and 4,713 physician assistant records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Ankara Shepard's NPI number?
Ankara Shepard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285347187, issued on Jan 5, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ankara Shepard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Lincoln SQ, Worcester, MA, 01608. Phone: (860) 716-3257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ankara Shepard's license?
Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ankara Shepard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ankara Shepard had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.