Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Mesquite, TX
Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Mesquite, Texas, and NPI 1063483998, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Texas H4698, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laquita Ann Shepherd
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H4698 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 N Belt Line RD Ste 105, Mesquite, TX 75149
- Phone
- (972) 686-1234
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 686-9000
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110125000988); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laquita Ann Shepherd in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H4698Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,020 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 98 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate77 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium69 claims
- Metformin Hcl67 claims
- Lisinopril54 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: $38.29
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Elite Interns PLLCDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laquita Ann Shepherd among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
44 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Mesquite
They are 44 of the 1,313 NPPES records with a practice address in Mesquite, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
All 11,119 in Texas → Every provider in Mesquite → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD's NPI number?
Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063483998, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 N Belt Line RD Ste 105, Mesquite, TX, 75149. Phone: (972) 686-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H4698, 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 Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laquita Ann Shepherd, MD had 2,020 Medicare Part D claims for 115 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.