Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Murfreesboro, TN
Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1134506405, issued on May 6, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 63558, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Alan Shepard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 63558 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 Medical Center Pkwy Ste 200, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
- Phone
- (615) 896-6800
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2025
- Fax
- (615) 895-8890
- Medicaid ID
- Q066536 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210816002209); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albert Einstein College Of Medicine Of Yeshiva University, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records → All 46 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1800 Medical Center Pkwy Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristina Abolins, NPNurse Practitioner1790163061
- John Arnold, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134725641
- Brad Askam, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1316209745
- Aimee Casteel, PTPhysical Therapist1225437411
- Matthew Cavallero, MDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1427383926
- Erin Chaffee, MSOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1063993095
Verify Nicholas Alan Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 63558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
930 Medicare Part D claims for 415 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium167 claims
- Methylprednisolone112 claims
- Methocarbamol85 claims
- Meloxicam82 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl72 claims
- Gabapentin66 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $10,305.62
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Augmedics Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAMurfreesboro, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Alan Shepard among 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee
Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD is one of 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 46 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Tennessee.
All 46 in Tennessee → Every provider in Murfreesboro → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Burleson, M.D.Smyrna, TN 371671255779948
- James Fish, D.O.Smyrna, TN 371671821046459
- Christopher Kauffman, MDSmyrna, TN 371671578523809
- Juris Shibayama, MDSmyrna, TN 371671992758981
- Jennifer O'Donnell, MDLebanon, TN 370901124682133
- Robert Dimick, MDHermitage, TN 370761346212602
- John Klekamp, MDFranklin, TN 370671053308502
- Michael McNamara, MDFranklin, TN 370671083601397
Common questions
What is Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134506405, issued on May 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Medical Center Pkwy Ste 200, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129. Phone: (615) 896-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 63558, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD had 930 Medicare Part D claims for 415 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.