Zachary Shepard, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Houston, TX
Zachary Shepard, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1760911002, issued on Jun 9, 2017. Check the license (Texas T6038, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zachary Shepard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- T6038 TX
DR.0067412 CO
4301112135 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 873-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220413002455); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zachary Shepard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license T6038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
393 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy58 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
- Tivicay34 claims
- Descovy29 claims
- Emtricitabine-Tenofovir Disop14 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zachary Shepard among 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas
Zachary Shepard, MD is one of 674 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2002 among the 510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 674 infectious disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Armitige, M.D.Houston, TX 770301568480820
- Ben Barnett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301457379687
- Tanvir Bell, M.D.Houston, TX 770301720012644
- Victor Fainstein, MDHouston, TX 770301912985664
- Richard Harris, M.D.Houston, TX 770301851373039
- Rodrigo Hasbun, M.D., M.P.H.Houston, TX 770301659334100
- Jiejian Lin, M.D.Houston, TX 770301679533533
- Cezarina Mindru, MDHouston, TX 770301497780787
Common questions
What is Zachary Shepard, MD's NPI number?
Zachary Shepard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760911002, issued on Jun 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zachary Shepard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zachary Shepard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number T6038, 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 Zachary Shepard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zachary Shepard, MD had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zachary Shepard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.