Melissa Ann Shepard
Family Nurse Practitioner · Hensley, AR
Melissa Ann Shepard is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hensley, Arkansas, and NPI 1396565206, issued on Oct 15, 2024. Check the license (Arkansas 229516, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ann Shepard
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 229516 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21019 Highway 167 Ste 200, Hensley, AR 72065
- Phone
- (501) 261-7630
- Enumerated
- Oct 15, 2024
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241104000461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 21019 Highway 167 Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Sheffield, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1154800704
- Leslie Whitefield, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1134383276
Verify Melissa Ann Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 229516Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin17 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
- Arkansas Family Care NetworkHensley, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
5 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hensley
They are 5 of the 27 NPPES records with a practice address in Hensley, and 2,737 family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas.
All 5 in Hensley → All 2,737 in Arkansas → Every provider in Hensley →
Other family nurse practitioner records in Arkansas
- Randy Abbott, FNPCabot, AR1790100329
- Heather AbernathyBryant, AR1184255226
- Tori Abernathy, FNPBentonville, AR1982147765
- Sharon Abrams, ANPCabot, AR1437287620
- Patricia Acklin, APRNMountain Home, AR1184293383
- Jenna Acorn, APRNBentonville, AR1760327498
- Ashley AdamBeebe, AR1386398014
- Amber Adams, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-CJonesboro, AR1962789826
- Candis Adams, APRNWynne, AR1932623360
- Crystal Adams, APNJonesboro, AR1649604141
Common questions
What is Melissa Ann Shepard's NPI number?
Melissa Ann Shepard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396565206, issued on Oct 15, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ann Shepard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21019 Highway 167 Ste 200, Hensley, AR, 72065. Phone: (501) 261-7630. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ann Shepard's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 229516, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Ann Shepard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ann Shepard had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.