Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Austin, TX
Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1528232568, issued on Apr 22, 2008. Check the license (Texas P1492, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taylor Hill Shepard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- P1492 TX
141729 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4315 James Casey St, Austin, TX 78745
- Phone
- (512) 444-7944
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (512) 444-7946
- Medicaid IDs
- 298362901 TX
298362902 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120612000450); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taylor Hill Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P1492Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
719 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate168 claims
- Omeprazole79 claims
- Montelukast Sodium57 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide56 claims
- Mupirocin54 claims
- Azelastine Hcl44 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): 95.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $994.64
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Butler And Burns Ear Nose And Throat AssociatesKyle, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Taylor Hill Shepard among 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas
Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D. is one of 790 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2008, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Texas
There are 790 otolaryngology physician records in Texas.
All 790 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Bittar, M.D.Austin, TX 787451760411292
- Robert Butler, M.D.Austin, TX 787451477646917
- James Eskew, M.D.Austin, TX 787451104912021
- Brian Schwab, M.D.Austin, TX 787451801162805
- Michael Yium, M.D.Austin, TX 787451508952052
- Shaina Gong, MDAustin, TX 787461053999102
- Melba Lewis, M.D.Austin, TX 787461831120021
- Karen Stierman, M.D.Austin, TX 787461972500072
Common questions
What is Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528232568, issued on Apr 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4315 James Casey St, Austin, TX, 78745. Phone: (512) 444-7944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P1492, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D. had 719 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Taylor Hill Shepard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.