Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Huntsville, AL
Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1346680782, issued on Jun 30, 2013. Check the license (Alabama MD.40425, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin David Shepherd
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- MD.40425 AL
T-2717 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Sivley RD SW Ste 530, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 265-7480
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 265-7481
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200710002685); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 Sivley RD SW Ste 530
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sara Cornelius, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1780512921
Verify Benjamin David Shepherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.40425Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
256 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel72 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen57 claims
- Brilinta17 claims
- Xarelto16 claims
- Cilostazol13 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,010.61
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endologix LLC. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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 2 group practices
- HH Physicians NetworkHuntsville, AL
- Valley Vascular Consultants PCHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin David Shepherd among 64 vascular surgery physician records in Alabama
Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D. is one of 64 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 52 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 64 vascular surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 64 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marco Cioppi, MDHuntsville, AL 358011437117603
- Ronny Johnson, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011922047018
- Andrew Knott, MDHuntsville, AL 358011861415986
- Tracy Lowery, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011376590174
- Rick Roberts, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011790734051
- Mell Welborn, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011093763310
- Michaela Gentle, PA-CMadison, AL 357581083470314
- Jeffrey Manord, M.D.Russellville, AL 356531275587552
Common questions
What is Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346680782, issued on Jun 30, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Sivley RD SW Ste 530, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 265-7480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.40425, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D. had 256 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin David Shepherd, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.