Alethea K Shepardson , RNP
Nurse Practitioner • Bronx, NY
Clinical Diabetes Center, 3411 Wayne Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
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Alethea Shepardson is listed in NPPES under Nurse Practitioner.
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NPI assigned on October 12, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 116 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 65 service units.
- 95251 — Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report: 51 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 3,543 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Jardiance (Empagliflozin) — 246 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ozempic (Semaglutide) — 235 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium — 189 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 77 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Bronx, NY (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 100. Middle half: 76 to 247.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 972 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 72 to 430.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 143 in 2020 to 116 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Clinical Diabetes Center
3411 Wayne Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Montefiore Medical Center. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
1996
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
55 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $8,124 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $6,430 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
7,357 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,541,366 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $95.24 in 2023
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023.
Years since graduation
30 years (graduated 1996)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Alethea Shepardson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Alethea Shepardson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Bronx and New York
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Bronx, NY (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 100. Middle half: 76 to 247.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 972 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 72 to 430.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Bronx, NY (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,918. Middle half: $3,273 to $17,388.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 972 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,580. Middle half: $5,211 to $30,737.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Bronx, NY (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,423. Middle half: $2,467 to $13,794.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 972 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,639. Middle half: $3,913 to $23,146.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Bronx, NY (2024, 35 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 170. Middle half: 54 to 1,676.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 1,227 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 318. Middle half: 83 to 1,427.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Bronx, NY (2024, 35 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $59,660. Middle half: $1,014 to $280,943.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in New York (2024, 1,227 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,887. Middle half: $1,446 to $231,850.
150 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Bronx, NY (3,128 in New York).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Bronx
4.7% of these 150 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
12.7% of these 150 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 19% from 143 in 2020 to 116 in 2024.
- 2020: 143
- 2021: 145
- 2022: 164
- 2023: 211
- 2024: 116
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 24% from $10,712 in 2020 to $8,124 in 2024.
- 2020: $10,712
- 2021: $12,331
- 2022: $12,183
- 2023: $14,811
- 2024: $8,124
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 18% from $7,806 in 2020 to $6,430 in 2024.
- 2020: $7,806
- 2021: $9,081
- 2022: $8,706
- 2023: $11,621
- 2024: $6,430
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions stayed about the same: 3,299 in 2020 and 3,543 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,299
- 2021: 3,504
- 2022: 3,646
- 2023: 3,952
- 2024: 3,543
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 16% from 6,323 in 2020 to 7,357 in 2024.
- 2020: 6,323
- 2021: 6,952
- 2022: 7,531
- 2023: 8,497
- 2024: 7,357
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 11% from $1,727,474 in 2020 to $1,541,366 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,727,474
- 2021: $2,205,195
- 2022: $2,270,226
- 2023: $2,494,123
- 2024: $1,541,366
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $121.84 in 2022 to $95.24 in 2023.
- 2022: $121.84
- 2023: $95.24
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2023 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $95.24.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FREESTYLE LIBRE | General | $95.24 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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65 | 44 | $505.00 | $97.85 |
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95251
Continuous monitoring of blood sugar level in tissue fluid using sensor under skin with interpretation and report
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51 | 32 | $290.00 | $34.59 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 246 | 15,352 | $288,875.54 | 66 |
| Ozempic | Semaglutide | 235 | 12,492 | $400,538.97 | 64 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 189 | 14,536 | $2,120.45 | 66 |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 172 | 10,144 | $41,156.74 | 61 |
| Trulicity | Dulaglutide | 140 | 6,552 | $213,267.47 | 37 |
| Lantus Solostar | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 121 | 7,758 | $11,969.14 | 33 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 113 | 8,250 | $2,015.60 | 39 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 97 | 7,290 | $652.52 | 34 |
| Vitamin D2 | Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) | 91 | 5,602 | $199.15 | 23 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 90 | 7,380 | $1,062.02 | 34 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 75 | 5,460 | $1,045.08 | 25 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 74 | 4,755 | $1,079.38 | 23 |
| Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 72 | 3,310 | $6,817.60 | 18 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-200 | Insulin Degludec | 69 | 4,455 | $70,399.29 | 25 |
| Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 68 | 3,530 | $7,069.99 | 28 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 67 | 5,070 | $1,074.54 | 24 |
| Basaglar Kwikpen U-100 | Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 65 | 3,869 | $24,212.86 | 22 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 64 | 4,860 | $341.46 | 24 |
| Novolog | Insulin Aspart | 58 | 1,701 | $14,006.97 | — |
| Nano 2nd Gen Pen Needle | Pen Needle, Diabetic | 57 | 3,590 | $7,076.27 | 18 |
| Novolog Mix 70-30 Flexpen | Insulin Aspart Prot/Insuln Asp | 53 | 2,003 | $8,160.86 | 14 |
| Glipizide Er | Glipizide | 49 | 2,910 | $530.85 | 12 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 48 | 2,700 | $741.81 | 14 |
| Tresiba Flextouch U-100 | Insulin Degludec | 47 | 4,133 | $26,444.21 | 19 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 46 | 3,360 | $213.33 | 13 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20080110000444
NY
3274621388
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Montefiore Medical Center
111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 104672401
Montefiore Medical Center
3400 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 104672404
Phone: 9143786148
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 12, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Bronx
- Christiana Adutwum
- Glenda Long, RNP
- Tashana Esannason
- Laarni Manuzon, RNP
- Lidia Tskhay, NP
- Shatasha Martin
Mailing Address
250 W 94th St, Apt. 14j
New York, NY 100256954
Phone: 7189205544