William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1265938351, issued on Apr 5, 2018. Check the license (California A163869, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Louis Sheppard
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A163869 CA
35.148024 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (424) 259-6593
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240718003580); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1250 16TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melanie Altamirano-CariagaNurse Practitioner1588060198
- Miguel Arellano, NPNurse Practitioner1295460806
- Jason Bahk, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1245573187
- Christopher BelfourEmergency Medicine Physician1518259837
- Umesh Bhagia, MDSurgery Physician1568468528
- Cassandra Blaylock, NPHematology & Oncology Physician1588043400
Verify William Louis Sheppard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A163869Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
43 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methocarbamol16 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: $12,647.90
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Synthes GmbH. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Louis Sheppard among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
All 2,276 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Alexakis, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041942369152
- Justin Barad, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041982922308
- Benjamin Bengs, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041376524033
- Ryan Bennett, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041336312834
- Susan Bukata, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041932140639
- Francis Cyran, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041396828901
- Kevin Ehrhart, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041053400283
- Kenton Horacek, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041154404200
Common questions
What is William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH's NPI number?
William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265938351, issued on Apr 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (424) 259-6593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists California license number A163869, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Louis Sheppard, MD, MPH had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.