NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin Shepard

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Justin Shepard is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1245675693, issued on Apr 29, 2013. Check the license (Texas Q8149, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1245675693
Name
Justin Shepard
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
Q8149 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 500-5140
Enumerated
Apr 29, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160608002101); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2013
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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Also registered at 6431 Fannin St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ahmad AbdelhadiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1073453296
  2. Zayna AbdullaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245030337
  3. Yaman Abdullah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1134461619
  4. Elizabeth Abels, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417516881
  5. Jessica Abhulimhen, MDInternal Medicine Physician1639665136
  6. Andrew Abikhaled, MD CANDIDATEStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1699574335

Verify Justin Shepard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

94 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Justin Shepard94
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin18 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 one group practice

  1. Memorial Hermann Hospital Based Physician GroupShenandoah, TX

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

Justin Shepard among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Justin Shepard is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 59% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bentley Bobrow, M.D.Houston, TX 770301528040276
  2. Jack Butler, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962491035
  3. Pamela Carmain, M.D.Houston, TX 770301285636266
  4. Crystal Cassidy, M.D.Houston, TX 770301316948599
  5. Robert Dickson, MDHouston, TX 770301609866391
  6. Swapan Dubey, M.D.Houston, TX 770301497756175
  7. Bhushan Kukkalli, M.D.Houston, TX 770301871579276
  8. Kelly Larkin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301144205683

Common questions

What is Justin Shepard's NPI number?

Justin Shepard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245675693, issued on Apr 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin Shepard located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6431 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 500-5140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin Shepard's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q8149, 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 Justin Shepard prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justin Shepard had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.