Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Allen, TX
Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Allen, Texas, and NPI 1437741311, issued on Feb 11, 2021. Check the license (Texas 1029904, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin J. Shepherd
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 1029904 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 515 W Main St Ste 110, Allen, TX 75013
- Phone
- (469) 833-3774
- Enumerated
- Feb 11, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2024
- Fax
- (469) 202-0268
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210608001774); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin J. Shepherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 1029904Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,496 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium93 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium68 claims
- Metformin Hcl56 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa45 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium45 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: $153.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Benjamin J. Shepherd among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas
Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 69% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN's NPI number?
Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437741311, issued on Feb 11, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 515 W Main St Ste 110, Allen, TX, 75013. Phone: (469) 833-3774. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 1029904, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin J. Shepherd, APRN had 1,496 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.