Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Spring Valley, IL
Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Spring Valley, Illinois, and NPI 1720297591, issued on May 21, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036-128592, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin I. Shepherd
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 036-128592 IL
R-7769 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 415 E 2ND St, Spring Valley, IL 61362
- Phone
- (815) 663-2165
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 663-5982
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110906000528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 415 E 2ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin I. Shepherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-128592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,441 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl184 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl145 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate130 claims
- Clonazepam111 claims
- Sertraline Hcl105 claims
- Mirtazapine102 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Arukah Institute OF Healing Inc NfpPrinceton, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin I. Shepherd among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Spring Valley
They are 6 of the 73 NPPES records with a practice address in Spring Valley, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720297591, issued on May 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 415 E 2ND St, Spring Valley, IL, 61362. Phone: (815) 663-2165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-128592, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin I. Shepherd, M.D. had 2,441 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.