James White Shepherd, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Harwich, MA
James White Shepherd, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Harwich, Massachusetts, and NPI 1003823295, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 209452, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James White Shepherd
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 209452 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 253 Pleasant Lake Ave, Harwich, MA 02645
- Phone
- (508) 432-5233
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (508) 430-0511
- Medicaid ID
- 0148521 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100805000695); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James White Shepherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 209452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,844 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 109 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pravastatin Sodium270 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium157 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium148 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate133 claims
- Losartan Potassium123 claims
- Lorazepam118 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Physiotherapy Associates IncSouth Dennis, MA
- Pleasant Lake Medical Center LLCHarwich, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James White Shepherd among 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts
James White Shepherd, MD is one of 2,265 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 1,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207Q00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Harwich
They are 9 of the 125 NPPES records with a practice address in Harwich, and 2,265 family medicine physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Nevine Henin, MDHarwich, MA 026451982672473
- Louis Hieb, DOHarwich, MA 026451023053964
- Robert Malin, MDHarwich, MA 026451043261910
- Katherine Pena, MDHarwich, MA 026451649241464
- Carol Topolewski, M.D.Harwich, MA 026451104873835
Common questions
What is James White Shepherd, MD's NPI number?
James White Shepherd, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003823295, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James White Shepherd, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 253 Pleasant Lake Ave, Harwich, MA, 02645. Phone: (508) 432-5233. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James White Shepherd, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 209452, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James White Shepherd, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James White Shepherd, MD had 3,844 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.