Julie Shepard
Surgical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA
Julie Shepard is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1669563797, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA051678, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Julie Shepard
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- MA051678 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5820 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
- Phone
- (412) 661-5500
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130228000314); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgical physician assistant records → All 832 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 5820 Centre Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alyssa Abebe, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1720165509
- Mark Athanas, PA-C, MAT, ATC, EMTPhysician Assistant1548253149
- Erin Bilecki, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1447640412
- John Bookwalter, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1790784460
- Pamela Bornyas, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1568659837
- Amanda BrittonPhysician Assistant1821310343
Verify Julie Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA051678Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin38 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl35 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): 77.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Township, PA
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Julie Shepard among 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Julie Shepard is one of 832 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2013 among the 541 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Pennsylvania
There are 832 surgical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
All 832 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alyssa Abebe, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152061720165509
- Pamela Bornyas, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152061568659837
- Robin Chileski, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152061053621904
- Matthew Cole, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152061578802666
- Melissa Evans, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152061821430059
- Jonna Falkner, PA-CPittsburgh, PA 152061326074287
- Marcus Fannie, PA CPittsburgh, PA 152061649207754
- Ryan GallagherPittsburgh, PA 152061073923959
Common questions
What is Julie Shepard's NPI number?
Julie Shepard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669563797, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Julie Shepard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5820 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206. Phone: (412) 661-5500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Julie Shepard's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA051678, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Julie Shepard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Julie Shepard had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Julie Shepard's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 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.