NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Paragould, AR

Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Paragould, Arkansas, and NPI 1982428140, issued on Nov 13, 2024. Check the license (Arkansas 217526, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982428140
Name
Ashley G. Shepard
Credential
APRN, FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
217526 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1905 Chateau Blvd, Paragould, AR 72450
Phone
(870) 236-2265
Enumerated
Nov 13, 2024
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2026
Fax
(870) 215-0772
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241123000284); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1905 Chateau Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Gray, LCSWSocial Worker1679834642
  2. Karen Hall, LCSW, PASocial Worker1790991883
  3. Brian Perry, APRNNurse Practitioner1992254486
  4. Leigh Short, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598816852
  5. Kelsey Slayton, BSN, RNRegistered Nurse1922964352
  6. Ginger Thornton, LCSWCase Manager/Care Coordinator1912348863

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
    Search for license 217526    Check the board
  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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

29 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ashley Shepard29
  2. Specialty average906

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: $17.64

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Tris Pharma Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashley Shepard$17.64
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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. Renew Mental Health And Wellness LLCJonesboro, AR

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

Ashley G. Shepard among 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas

Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC is one of 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arkansas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 79% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2020 among the 322 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Arkansas

There are 446 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.

All 446 in Arkansas → Every provider in Paragould → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. April Gray, PMHNP-BCParagould, AR 724501437383312
  2. Leslee Lowe, APRNParagould, AR 724501497017404
  3. Casie Moore, PMHNP-BCParagould, AR 724501578326658
  4. Wesley RhodesParagould, AR 724501033988043
  5. Jennifer StricklandParagould, AR 724501437800992
  6. Katey Taylor, DNP, PMHNP-BCParagould, AR 724501386126639
  7. Richard Slayton, MHPPPiggott, AR 724541124342530
  8. Amanda Smallmon, APRN, FNP, PMHNP-BCPiggott, AR 724541447481072

Common questions

What is Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982428140, issued on Nov 13, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1905 Chateau Blvd, Paragould, AR, 72450. Phone: (870) 236-2265. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number 217526, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashley G. Shepard, APRN, FNP-BC had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.