Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $87.50 | 1 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $87.50 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $87.50 | 1 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($87.50) |
All Payment Transactions
1 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/27/2017 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 24 | 44 | $13,317 | $3,137 |
| 2022 | 1 | 35 | 76 | $22,889 | $5,779 |
| 2021 | 1 | 34 | 66 | $18,709 | $5,219 |
| 2020 | 2 | 56 | 101 | $26,215 | $6,725 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
5 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 24 | 44 | $13,317 | $3,137 | 23.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 76 | $22,889 | $5,779 | 25.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 34 | 66 | $18,709 | $5,219 | 27.9% |
| 99443 | Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 25 | 46 | $12,650 | $3,623 | 28.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 31 | 55 | $13,565 | $3,102 | 22.9% |
About Dr. Alexander Shepherd, MD
Dr. Alexander Shepherd, MD is a Clinical Pharmacology healthcare provider based in San Antonio, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/08/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1700895513.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alexander Shepherd, MD has received a total of $87.50 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $87.50 received in 2017. These payments were reported across 1 transactions from 1 company. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($87.50).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Shepherd has provided services to 149 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 287 services with total Medicare billing of $20,861. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 5 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Clinical Pharmacology
- Other Specialties Internal Medicine
- Location San Antonio, TX
- Active Since 08/08/2006
- Last Updated 08/07/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208U00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1700895513
Products in Payments
- BRILINTA (Drug) $87.50
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.