David L. Shepherd, MD
Urology Physician · Arlington, TX
David L. Shepherd, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Arlington, Texas, and NPI 1730166893, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (Texas K4242, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David L. Shepherd
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- K4242 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 W I 20 Ste 1, Arlington, TX 76017
- Phone
- (817) 784-8268
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2025
- Fax
- (817) 417-1150
- Medicaid IDs
- 117785906 TX
117785904 TX
117785905 TX
117785907 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060105000607); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 801 W I 20 Ste 1
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Verify David L. Shepherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K4242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,293 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl321 claims
- Finasteride148 claims
- Levofloxacin122 claims
- Tramadol Hcl98 claims
- Silodosin81 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate67 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: $1,180.25
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Verity Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkFort Worth, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David L. Shepherd among 960 urology physician records in Texas
David L. Shepherd, MD is one of 960 urology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Texas
There are 960 urology physician records in Texas.
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- Weber Chuang, MDArlington, TX 760171669468633
- David Ellis, MDArlington, TX 760171760478150
- John House, MDArlington, TX 760171942296330
- Justin Lee, MDArlington, TX 760171023004413
- Barney Maddox, MDArlington, TX 760171568458958
Common questions
What is David L. Shepherd, MD's NPI number?
David L. Shepherd, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730166893, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David L. Shepherd, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 W I 20 Ste 1, Arlington, TX, 76017. Phone: (817) 784-8268. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David L. Shepherd, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K4242, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David L. Shepherd, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David L. Shepherd, MD had 1,293 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.