Eric Shepherd, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Santa Barbara, CA
Eric Shepherd, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Barbara, California, and NPI 1043270598, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license (California A83334, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Shepherd
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A83334 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2324 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
- Phone
- (805) 682-7801
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 569-5861
- Medicaid ID
- 00A833340 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050323001021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric Shepherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A83334Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
590 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 358 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl103 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen97 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl46 claims
- Celecoxib34 claims
- Gabapentin26 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): 6.2 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: $376.80
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Santa Barbara Orthopedic Associates, IncSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric Shepherd among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Eric Shepherd, M.D. is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Maguire, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051063404317
- Joseph Peus, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051154341188
- Anthony Romero, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051245250133
- Richard Ryu, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051356366488
- Danielle Thomas, MDSanta Barbara, CA 931051164808127
- William Mourad, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931031821133679
Common questions
What is Eric Shepherd, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric Shepherd, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043270598, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Shepherd, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2324 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA, 93105. Phone: (805) 682-7801. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Shepherd, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A83334, 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 Eric Shepherd, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Shepherd, M.D. had 590 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Shepherd, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 6.2 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.