NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sarah Elizabeth Shepler

Physician Assistant · Traverse City, MI

Sarah Elizabeth Shepler is a physician assistant with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1629489414, issued on May 14, 2014. Check the license (Michigan 5601007045, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629489414
Name
Sarah Elizabeth Shepler
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
5601007045 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1105 6TH St, Traverse City, MI 49684
Phone
(231) 922-9270
Enumerated
May 14, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2023
Fax
(231) 922-9271
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140804002138); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1105 6TH St

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

  1. Asante Acheampong, PHARMDPharmacist1063152353
  2. Troy Ahlstrom, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1548265911
  3. Sally Ancel, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1811000466
  4. Kyrsten Austin, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1609649037
  5. Janet Baillod, MSN, NPNurse Practitioner1063586352
  6. Brooke Baker, DPTPhysical Therapist1992274021

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
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  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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

489 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sarah Shepler489
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
  2. Alprazolam22 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide21 claims
  4. Lisinopril18 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate16 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score83.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $73.32

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sarah Shepler$73.32
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Munson Medical GroupTraverse City, MI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sarah Elizabeth Shepler among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan

Sarah Elizabeth Shepler is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

143 physician assistant records list a practice address in Traverse City

They are 143 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jefferson Alferink, PA-CTraverse City, MI 496841144255654
  2. Lance Barden, PATraverse City, MI 496841588765770
  3. Kristina Dean, PA-CTraverse City, MI 496841770509408
  4. Susan Friar, P.A.Traverse City, MI 496841083642821
  5. Darnell Ganley, P.A.Traverse City, MI 496841881650935
  6. Daniel Ladd, P.A.Traverse City, MI 496841689669251
  7. Meredith McDonald, PA-CTraverse City, MI 496841891717039
  8. Nancy Morris, PACTraverse City, MI 496841336117456

Common questions

What is Sarah Elizabeth Shepler's NPI number?

Sarah Elizabeth Shepler's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629489414, issued on May 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sarah Elizabeth Shepler located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1105 6TH St, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 922-9270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sarah Elizabeth Shepler's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601007045, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sarah Elizabeth Shepler prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sarah Elizabeth Shepler had 489 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Sarah Elizabeth Shepler's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.