Leigha Shepard, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Albany, GA
Leigha Shepard, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1821763384, issued on Aug 16, 2021. Check the license (Georgia RN278300, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leigha Shepard
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- RN278300 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 605 Pointe North Blvd, Albany, GA 31721
- Phone
- (229) 435-7161
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2025
- Fax
- (229) 999-6884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211110001235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leigha Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
Search for license RN278300Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine172 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate161 claims
- Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil86 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium63 claims
- Montelukast Sodium59 claims
- Mupirocin55 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): 93.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $260.12
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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 2 group practices
- Albany Ear Nose Throat Sinus And Allergy LLCAlbany, GA
- Phoebe Physician Group IncAmericus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leigha Shepard among 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia
Leigha Shepard, NP is one of 3,109 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Georgia. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 72% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Albany
They are 33 of the 1,564 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 3,109 nurse practitioner records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Leigha Shepard, NP's NPI number?
Leigha Shepard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821763384, issued on Aug 16, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leigha Shepard, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 605 Pointe North Blvd, Albany, GA, 31721. Phone: (229) 435-7161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leigha Shepard, NP's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number RN278300, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leigha Shepard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leigha Shepard, NP had 1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 418 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leigha Shepard, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 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.