NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Phoenix, AZ

Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1205088879, issued on Oct 15, 2008. Check the license (Arizona AP3149, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205088879
Name
Deborah Marie Shepherd
Credential
ACNP
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
AP3149 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2360 E Sahuaro Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85028
Phone
(928) 606-6744
Enumerated
Oct 15, 2008
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2026
Fax
(472) 202-6420
Medicaid ID
817539 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130628000075); accepts Medicare assignment
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 ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

67 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Deborah Shepherd67
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin24 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl17 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: $17.29

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Deborah Shepherd$17.29
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Mpower Clinical TXTempe, AZ

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

Deborah Marie Shepherd among 645 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arizona

Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP is one of 645 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Arizona. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 6% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2018 among the 465 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Arizona

There are 645 acute care nurse practitioner records in Arizona.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Armenta, ACNP RNFAPhoenix, AZ 850281801287354
  2. Kari Freer, ACNP-AGPhoenix, AZ 850281538668074
  3. Kathy Nelson HawksPhoenix, AZ 850281841964251
  4. Brittany NoyePhoenix, AZ 850281639036981
  5. Cathy Payne, MSN, ACNP-BCPhoenix, AZ 850281285930925
  6. Karen Broderick, ACNPPhoenix, AZ 850271669823530
  7. Lydia Chong, ACNPPhoenix, AZ 850271790284776
  8. Laura Cook-GongoraPhoenix, AZ 850271821622465

Common questions

What is Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP's NPI number?

Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205088879, issued on Oct 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2360 E Sahuaro Dr, Phoenix, AZ, 85028. Phone: (928) 606-6744. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number AP3149, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deborah Marie Shepherd, ACNP had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.