NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · San Francisco, CA

Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1952625402, issued on Mar 25, 2010. Check the license (California A121782, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952625402
Name
Daniel Charles Shepherd
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
A121782 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Ucsf Emergency Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 353-1529
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 27, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130730000722); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2010
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

139 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Daniel Shepherd139
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt21 claims
  2. Cephalexin12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. South Coast Emergency Medical Group IncSanta Barbara, CA

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

Daniel Charles Shepherd among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California

Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D. is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2010, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Burg, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431497713150
  2. Laura Catena, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431225089568
  3. Christopher Fee, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431992762207
  4. Susan Lambe, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431588628598
  5. Matthew Lewin, MD, PHDSan Francisco, CA 941431043269277
  6. Daniel McDermott, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431316996556
  7. Jay Menaker, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431568437176
  8. Lance Montauk, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431902862840

Common questions

What is Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D.'s NPI number?

Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952625402, issued on Mar 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Ucsf Emergency Medicine, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 353-1529. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A121782, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D. had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel Charles Shepherd, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.