Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Nicole Sheppard, FNP

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse · Houston, TX

Nicole Sheppard, FNP is a medical-surgical registered nurse with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1346850369, issued on Aug 4, 2020. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1346850369
Name
Nicole Sheppard
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse 163WM0705X
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6110
Enumerated
Aug 4, 2020
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd

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

  1. Ashley Aaroe, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1902295793
  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical-surgical registered nurse in 2024

194 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 941 among the 414 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nicole Sheppard194
  2. Specialty average941

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
  2. Lidocaine Hcl Viscous16 claims
  3. Eliquis15 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%50.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $391.61

5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc.. The 301 providers of this specialty with any payment received $439.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicole Sheppard$391.61
  2. Specialty average$439.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse providers in Texas

There are 293 medical-surgical registered nurse records in Texas.

Other medical-surgical registered nurse records in Texas

  1. Alfy AbrahamSan Antonio, TX1164306502
  2. Antonine Akinyemi, RNFort Worth, TX1134058373
  3. Kelley Al-DhalaanWeimar, TX1326905985
  4. April Joy Aljibe, RNSan Antonio, TX1063248599
  5. Noelito Alog, RNHarlingen, TX1811735335
  6. Yelitza Alva TrujilloDallas, TX1073454773
  7. Cecilia Alvarado, BSN, RNSan Antonio, TX1033925532
  8. Lisa AlvaradoHouston, TX1497232607
  9. Valerie Alvarado, APRNCypress, TX1508469099
  10. Amanda AmadorLaredo, TX1427841170

Common questions

What is Nicole Sheppard, FNP's NPI number?

Nicole Sheppard, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346850369, issued on Aug 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicole Sheppard, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicole Sheppard, FNP's license?

Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nicole Sheppard, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicole Sheppard, FNP had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among medical-surgical registered nurse prescribers was 941. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nicole Sheppard, FNP's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.