Dr. Robert Drummond Shepherd , MD
Internal Medicine โข Longview, WA
1718 E Kessler Blvd
Longview, WA 986321842
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Dr. Robert Shepherd is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on May 17, 2016; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,367 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ 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 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 462 service units.
- G2211 โ Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's: 404 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 178 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 12 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11,951 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 756 prescription fills, including refills.
- Levothyroxine Sodium โ 556 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril โ 429 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 171 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Longview, WA (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 354. Middle half: 112 to 574.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,563 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 445. Middle half: 181 to 884.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 944 in 2020 to 1,367 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1718 E Kessler Blvd
Longview, WA 986321842
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Brooklyn, NY. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps. 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
Ponce School Of Medicine
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
468 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $93,725 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $66,965 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
27,300 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
$881,322 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $24.44 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
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 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
2016
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. 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 Dr. 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 Longview and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Longview, WA (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 354. Middle half: 112 to 574.
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,563 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 445. Middle half: 181 to 884.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Longview, WA (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,145. Middle half: $13,459 to $61,425.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,563 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $44,391. Middle half: $19,546 to $81,175.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Longview, WA (2024, 30 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $28,630. Middle half: $10,116 to $47,432.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,563 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,352. Middle half: $14,821 to $61,951.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Longview, WA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 293. Middle half: 94 to 4,619.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 834. Middle half: 101 to 3,989.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Longview, WA (2024, 33 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,923. Middle half: $1,373 to $290,404.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,654 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $61,689. Middle half: $2,998 to $293,737.
49 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Longview, WA (3,081 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Longview
16.3% of these 49 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
71.4% of these 49 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 45% from 944 in 2020 to 1,367 in 2024.
- 2020: 944
- 2021: 861
- 2022: 800
- 2023: 970
- 2024: 1,367
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 30% from $72,119 in 2020 to $93,725 in 2024.
- 2020: $72,119
- 2021: $78,578
- 2022: $75,033
- 2023: $85,057
- 2024: $93,725
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 28% from $52,128 in 2020 to $66,965 in 2024.
- 2020: $52,128
- 2021: $57,601
- 2022: $51,753
- 2023: $61,003
- 2024: $66,965
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 54% from 7,771 in 2020 to 11,951 in 2024.
- 2020: 7,771
- 2021: 13,817
- 2022: 14,041
- 2023: 13,281
- 2024: 11,951
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 81% from 15,101 in 2020 to 27,300 in 2024.
- 2020: 15,101
- 2021: 28,895
- 2022: 30,717
- 2023: 29,943
- 2024: 27,300
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 109% from $420,836 in 2020 to $881,322 in 2024.
- 2020: $420,836
- 2021: $919,997
- 2022: $1,084,733
- 2023: $1,056,350
- 2024: $881,322
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $20.71 in 2019 to $24.44 in 2023.
- 2019: $20.71
- 2023: $24.44
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2023), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, 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 โ December 31, 2023): fewer than 11 records totaling $24.44.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GVOKE HYPOPEN | General | $24.44 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2023, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2018โ2023 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 โ by Provider and Service data, 2019โ2024; 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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462 | 289 | $204.29 | $94.61 |
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G2211
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
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404 | 246 | $49.87 | $16.09 |
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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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178 | 151 | $129.21 | $64.32 |
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G0439
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
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76 | 76 | $393.13 | $129.09 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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62 | 58 | $319.21 | $139.05 |
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93793
Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin
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60 | 30 | $34.25 | $11.31 |
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G0438
Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
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26 | 26 | $502.00 | $163.98 |
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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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24 | 18 | $105.58 | $34.00 |
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99496
Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity
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24 | 22 | $373.58 | $185.70 |
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69210
Removal of impacted ear wax
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22 | 19 | $61.91 | $31.79 |
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G0180
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
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15 | 15 | $163.60 | $53.62 |
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99495
Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity
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14 | 14 | $278.00 | $136.83 |
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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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 756 | 63,054 | $7,859.37 | 208 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 556 | 44,570 | $6,346.75 | 144 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 429 | 36,598 | $3,330.55 | 125 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 428 | 33,581 | $2,822.03 | 124 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 381 | 30,226 | $7,192.13 | 117 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 369 | 30,372 | $3,388.41 | 105 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 287 | 7,107 | $7,351.74 | 64 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 278 | 24,013 | $4,038.73 | 89 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 273 | 18,569 | $6,062.54 | 74 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 268 | 22,304 | $3,227.59 | 83 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 231 | 7,409 | $5,788.68 | 65 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 228 | 5,230 | $3,561.27 | 67 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | Rosuvastatin Calcium | 224 | 19,170 | $3,482.84 | 63 |
| Metformin Hcl | Metformin Hcl | 218 | 20,115 | $2,173.58 | 71 |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 216 | 18,375 | $1,016.60 | 62 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 213 | 16,019 | $2,739.47 | 60 |
| Metformin Hcl Er | Metformin Hcl | 208 | 16,265 | $1,418.81 | 59 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 186 | 2,846 | $1,275.00 | 83 |
| Simvastatin | Simvastatin | 175 | 14,540 | $1,275.25 | 45 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 171 | 2,869 | $1,902.66 | 54 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 164 | 15,300 | $1,534.19 | 52 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 161 | 11,866 | $3,199.00 | 47 |
| Ezetimibe | Ezetimibe | 139 | 10,780 | $2,479.51 | 38 |
| Trazodone Hcl | Trazodone Hcl | 131 | 8,361 | $1,500.13 | 35 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 126 | 9,287 | $767.69 | 41 |
(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: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20190626000577
WA
7911231956
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
The Vancouver Clinic Inc Ps
700 Ne 87th Ave, Vancouver, WA 986641913
Phone: 3608822778
Secondary Practice Locations
374 Stockholm St
Brooklyn, NY 112374006
Phone: 9175491653
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Pharmacist - Geriatric
Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1718 E KESSLER BLVD, LONGVIEW, WA 986321842 (Tel: 3607475800)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 374 STOCKHOLM ST, BROOKLYN, NY 112374006 (Tel: 9175491653)
Registered at 374 STOCKHOLM STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11237 (Tel: (917) 549-1653)
Recorded as ROBERT SHEPHERD, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6898 VIA ESTRADA, LA JOLLA, CA 920376435 (Tel: 8587358864)
Registered at 6898 VIA ESTRADA, LA JOLLA, CA 920376435 (Tel: 8587358864)
Recorded as ROBERT SHEPHERD, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Longview
- Dr. Elizabeth Cruz, MD
- Dr. Gaurav Gandhi, MD
- Dr. Maanas Tripathi, MD
- Dr. Gerardo Melgar, MD
- Dr. Hannah Park, MD
- Dr. Rajdeep Singh, MD
Mailing Address
374 Stockholm Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Phone: 9175491653