Gerard Patrick Shepherd , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Durham, NC
5716 Fayetteville Rd
Durham, NC 277139089
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Gerard Shepherd is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on May 31, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 210 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: 120 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 43 service units.
- U0002 — 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc: 20 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 all 5 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 90 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:
- Doxycycline Hyclate — 37 prescription fills, including refills.
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro (Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst) — 25 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone — 16 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 4 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 Physician Assistant in Durham, NC (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 241. Middle half: 92 to 484.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in North Carolina (2024, 5,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 246. Middle half: 97 to 632.
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 103 in 2020 to 210 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5716 Fayetteville Rd
Durham, NC 277139089
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1990
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
163 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 $16,103 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 $10,556 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
90 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
$5,740 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)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
36 years (graduated 1990)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1990 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.
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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; 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Gerard Shepherd 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 Gerard Shepherd 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 Durham and North Carolina
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Durham, NC (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 241. Middle half: 92 to 484.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in North Carolina (2024, 5,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 246. Middle half: 97 to 632.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Durham, NC (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,611. Middle half: $7,538 to $30,722.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in North Carolina (2024, 5,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $18,105. Middle half: $8,009 to $38,173.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Durham, NC (2024, 219 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,563. Middle half: $5,521 to $22,719.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in North Carolina (2024, 5,046 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,261. Middle half: $5,810 to $27,977.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Durham, NC (2024, 263 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 167. Middle half: 46 to 618.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in North Carolina (2024, 5,277 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 330. Middle half: 99 to 1,135.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Durham, NC (2024, 263 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,174. Middle half: $354 to $76,874.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in North Carolina (2024, 5,277 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,985. Middle half: $887 to $130,574.
512 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Durham, NC (9,288 in North Carolina).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Durham
21.7% of these 512 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58% of these 512 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 increased 104% from 103 in 2020 to 210 in 2024.
- 2020: 103
- 2021: 214
- 2022: 304
- 2023: 220
- 2024: 210
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 144% from $6,595 in 2020 to $16,103 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,595
- 2021: $14,584
- 2022: $19,831
- 2023: $14,487
- 2024: $16,103
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 116% from $4,884 in 2020 to $10,556 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,884
- 2021: $11,199
- 2022: $14,479
- 2023: $10,653
- 2024: $10,556
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 87 in 2019 and 90 in 2024.
- 2019: 87
- 2021: 40
- 2022: 74
- 2023: 83
- 2024: 90
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 87 in 2019 and 90 in 2024.
- 2019: 87
- 2021: 40
- 2022: 74
- 2023: 83
- 2024: 90
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 413% from $1,119 in 2019 to $5,740 in 2024.
- 2019: $1,119
- 2021: $309
- 2022: $1,154
- 2023: $1,117
- 2024: $5,740
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| 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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120 | 118 | $318.00 | $99.33 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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43 | 43 | $207.00 | $70.11 |
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U0002
2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc
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20 | 20 | $140.00 | $50.28 |
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36415
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
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16 | 16 | $20.00 | $8.65 |
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81003
Automated urinalysis test
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11 | 11 | $18.50 | $2.20 |
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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| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 37 | 370 | $302.88 | 37 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 25 | 143 | $242.08 | 25 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 16 | 93 | $33.34 | 16 |
| Lagevrio (Eua) | Molnupiravir | 12 | 60 | $5,161.90 | 12 |
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: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20100218000219
NC
3274677935
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
Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
100 Duke Health Cary Pl, Cary, NC 275196760
Phone: 9193854855
Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
1821 Hillandale Rd, Durham, NC 277052671
Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
234 Crooked Creek Pkwy, Durham, NC 277138506
Phone: 9192136631
Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
7200 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 276131711
Phone: 9193271650
Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
267 S Churton St, Hillsborough, NC 272782696
Phone: 9196434511
Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
1901 Hillandale Rd, Durham, NC 277052664
Duke University Affiliated Physicians, Inc.
5716 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 277139661
Phone: 9195721868
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
PHYSICIANASSISTANT
Physician Assistant - Medical
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 31, 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 August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Durham
- Sara Mazzarelli, PA-C
- Adam Weaver, PA
- Ashley Nuxoll, PA
- Erica Friedman, PA-C
- Tiffany Taskaya, PA-C
- Laura Purks, PA
Mailing Address
7 Saxford Pl
Durham, NC 277138185
Phone: 9198063771