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2026 NPPES data Physician Assistant NPI 1629489414
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Physician Assistant in Traverse City, Michigan.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,974 in Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
114
Medicare Part D claims · 58 beneficiaries · Physician Assistant avg: 790
MIPS score
99/100
▲ 16 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$73.32
3 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Sarah Shepler reported a CMS MIPS final score of 99/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 114 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 99/100
- MIPS score · +16 vs avg
- 114
- Part D claims, 2023
- $73.32
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥91st
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
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Sarah Shepler's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
99 ≥ 91st percentile 91% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Sarah Shepler sits
This provider among physician assistant peers
Across the 26,497 physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Sarah Shepler writes more Part D claims than 29% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 92% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Sarah Shepler. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Sarah Shepler?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
114 86% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
99/100 15.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Michigan
How Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Michigan providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Sarah Shepler's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physician Assistant national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 99/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Physician Assistant) - 99/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Sarah Shepler appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Physician Assistant provider at 1105 6TH ST, Traverse City, MI, 49684, with a listed phone of (231) 922-9270. NPI 1629489414 was issued on 05/14/2014.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 114 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 58 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $6K in drug spend. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 99/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 83.9), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Physician Assistant is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 150,974 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 790 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1629489414 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physician Assistant |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 05/14/2014 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
99.0443
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
83.8745
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Sarah Shepler bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Munson Medical Group
Traverse City, MI
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Sarah Shepler. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$73
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Michigan MI-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~41K Michigan medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Sarah Shepler. To verify Sarah Shepler's current license status, search the MI-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
123
Total board actions, Michigan 2023
Across 120 cases
3.00
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Michigan statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
44 cases
MI-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Michigan disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
114
Total Claims
$6K
Total Drug Cost
58
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 148
- Total Day Supply
- 3,229
- Generic Drug Cost
- $1K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 12
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.71
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
Physician Assistant Overview
How Sarah Shepler fits within the Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
150,974
Physician Assistant Providers in US
56
States with Physician Assistant
790
Avg Claims per Provider
Sarah Shepler's 114 claims are below the specialty average of 790.
Nearby Physician Assistant Providers in Michigan
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Michigan, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Shepler.
Dr. Hauraa Aalabdulrasul
PA
Detroit, MI
Dr. Kilee Aamodt
PA-C
Muskegon, MI
Dr. Layan Abbasi
PA-C
Ypsilanti, MI
Dr. Veronica Abbo
PA-C
Roseville, MI
Dr. Stephanie Abbott
PA-C
Grand Rapids, MI
Compare Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Michigan medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sarah Shepler's specialty? ▼
Sarah Shepler specializes in Physician Assistant and practices in Traverse City, Michigan.
How much does Sarah Shepler prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Sarah Shepler wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims totaling $6K in drug costs for 58 beneficiaries.
What is Sarah Shepler's Medicare quality score? ▼
Sarah Shepler has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 99/100 (Quality: 83.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Sarah Shepler located? ▼
Sarah Shepler is located at 1105 6TH ST, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 922-9270.
What is Sarah Shepler's NPI number? ▼
Sarah Shepler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629489414, issued on 05/14/2014.
How many Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 150,974 Physician Assistant providers across 56 states in the US. The average Physician Assistant provider writes 790 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Sarah Shepler accept Medicare? ▼
Sarah Shepler appears in CMS Medicare data with 114 Part D claims and 58 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Sarah Shepler's credentials? ▼
Sarah Shepler's NPI is 1629489414. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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