NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA

Physician Assistant · Southlake, TX

Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Southlake, Texas, and NPI 1013629864, issued on Dec 22, 2022. Check the license (Texas PA16406, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1013629864
Name
Lauren Ashley Shepherd
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA16406 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
505 S Nolen Dr Ste B, Southlake, TX 76092
Phone
(817) 410-7777
Enumerated
Dec 22, 2022
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230321000189); accepts Medicare assignment
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 505 S Nolen Dr Ste B

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

  1. Clifton Cox, M.D.Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician1811956899
  2. Gena Ettinger, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578815304

Verify Lauren Ashley Shepherd in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Lauren Shepherd31
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl12 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: $788.36

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Lauren Shepherd$788.36
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Texas Digestive Disease Consultants, PLLCSouthlake, TX

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

Lauren Ashley Shepherd among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2022, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 74% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

37 physician assistant records list a practice address in Southlake

They are 37 of the 1,506 NPPES records with a practice address in Southlake, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charity Burkhardt, PASouthlake, TX 760921689010340
  2. Cameron Clark, P.A.Southlake, TX 760921760758320
  3. Gena Ettinger, PA-CSouthlake, TX 760921578815304
  4. Ashley Hartzog, PASouthlake, TX 760921184643868
  5. Cheryl Hickey, PA-CSouthlake, TX 760921225149081
  6. Brooke Hodnick, P.A.Southlake, TX 760921437294170
  7. Christine Lawson, PA-CSouthlake, TX 760921063812014
  8. Amy McDonald, P.A.Southlake, TX 760921518245166

Common questions

What is Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA's NPI number?

Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013629864, issued on Dec 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 505 S Nolen Dr Ste B, Southlake, TX, 76092. Phone: (817) 410-7777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA16406, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Ashley Shepherd, PA had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.