Benjamin I. Shepple
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
Benjamin I. Shepple is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1083848733, issued on May 11, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 52877, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin I. Shepple
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 52877 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E310, Knoxville, TN 37920
- Phone
- (865) 544-2800
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151016001209); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E310
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin I. Shepple in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52877Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,257 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium473 claims
- Eliquis446 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate303 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate283 claims
- Carvedilol189 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium181 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $653.40
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 one group practice
- University Health System, Inc.Sevierville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin I. Shepple among 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee
Benjamin I. Shepple is one of 464 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 1999 among the 320 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 464 cardiovascular disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 464 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Acker, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201497756241
- Gayathri Baljepally, MDKnoxville, TN 379201861586109
- Myrwood Besozzi, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201740281518
- Matt Chua, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201649419029
- Jerry Crook, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201740316959
- Janet Eichholz, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201689829590
- David Huntsinger, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201619978491
- Jeffrey Johnson, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379201285635961
Common questions
What is Benjamin I. Shepple's NPI number?
Benjamin I. Shepple's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083848733, issued on May 11, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin I. Shepple located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1940 Alcoa Hwy Ste E310, Knoxville, TN, 37920. Phone: (865) 544-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin I. Shepple's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 52877, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin I. Shepple prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin I. Shepple had 4,257 Medicare Part D claims for 691 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin I. Shepple's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.