Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M.
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Watchung, NJ
Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M. is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Watchung, New Jersey, and NPI 1679589261, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MD1954, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Howard Sheppard
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License number
- MD1954 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 Shawnee Dr, Watchung, NJ 07069
- Phone
- (908) 769-5337
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (908) 769-5347
- Medicaid ID
- 5364809 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110221000233); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald Howard Sheppard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license MD1954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average foot & ankle surgery podiatrist in 2024
305 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 335 among the 7,761 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ciclopirox69 claims
- Cefadroxil50 claims
- Meloxicam49 claims
- Mupirocin25 claims
- Colchicine23 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 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: $222.71
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- The Medical Group OF New JerseyNorth Brunswick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald Howard Sheppard among 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in New Jersey
Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M. is one of 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 473 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records list a practice address in Watchung
They are 2 of the 177 NPPES records with a practice address in Watchung, and 576 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in New Jersey.
All 576 in New Jersey → Every provider in Watchung → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John EgdorfLyndhurst, NJ 070711013640648
- Zachary Korwek, DPMLyndhurst, NJ 070711801545447
- Marc Notari, D.P.M.Lyndhurst, NJ 070711013916667
- Efe Ozturk, DPMLyndhurst, NJ 070711356802185
- Ali Saleh, DPMLyndhurst, NJ 070711598294134
Common questions
What is Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679589261, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 Shawnee Dr, Watchung, NJ, 07069. Phone: (908) 769-5337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MD1954, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Howard Sheppard, D.P.M. had 305 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among foot & ankle surgery podiatrist prescribers was 335. 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.