Total Payments
$13,301
2024 Payments
$1,708
Companies
49
Transactions
516
Medicare Patients
1,744
Medicare Billing
$140,927
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$11,709 (88.0%)
Consulting$1,390 (10.5%)
Education$179.00 (1.3%)
Travel$23.58 (0.2%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $11,709 | 503 | 88.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,390 | 1 | 10.5% |
| Education | $179.00 | 11 | 1.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $23.58 | 1 | 0.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $1,475 | 76 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $1,414 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Amgen Inc. | $1,344 | 59 | $0 (2024) |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $1,078 | 53 | $0 (2024) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $732.60 | 30 | $0 (2022) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $692.88 | 42 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $520.71 | 13 | $0 (2024) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $446.72 | 27 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $402.51 | 14 | $0 (2021) |
| Amarin Pharma Inc. | $394.06 | 24 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,708 | 48 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. ($276.99) |
| 2023 | $2,323 | 40 | Genentech USA, Inc. ($1,414) |
| 2022 | $1,207 | 52 | Abbott Laboratories ($172.42) |
| 2021 | $937.73 | 53 | Lilly USA, LLC ($158.78) |
| 2020 | $1,186 | 56 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($148.89) |
| 2019 | $1,768 | 80 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($252.24) |
| 2018 | $2,281 | 101 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($373.24) |
| 2017 | $1,891 | 86 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($316.14) |
All Payment Transactions
516 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 21
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.66 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Seqirus USA Inc | Flucelvax (Biological), Fluad | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.43 | General |
| Category: Vaccines | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.23 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/31/2024 | Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Kerendia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.68 | General |
| Category: Cardio-renal | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | GARDASIL (Biological), CAPVAXIVE, GARDASIL 9 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.92 | General |
| Category: VACCINE | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | PFIZER INC. | PREVNAR 20 (Biological), COMIRNATY, ABRYSVO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.73 | General |
| Category: VACCINES | ||||||
| 10/16/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.99 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.80 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 10/03/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug), AREXVY | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.04 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 09/28/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.93 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | HORIZANT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.98 | General |
| Category: CEREBROVASCULARCNS | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/11/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.16 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | GENZYME CORPORATION | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $130.96 | General |
| 08/29/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.92 | General |
| 08/21/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.08 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 08/15/2024 | Cardinal Health 200 LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.63 | General |
| 07/25/2024 | Exact Sciences Corporation | Cologuard Collection Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.93 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 07/21/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.10 | General |
| 07/16/2024 | Novo Nordisk Inc | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.10 | General |
| 07/12/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.75 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 06/21/2024 | GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | TRELEGY ELLIPTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.00 | General |
| Category: RESPIRATORY | ||||||
| 06/13/2024 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | AIRSUPRA (Drug), FARXIGA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.10 | General |
| Category: Respiratory | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | INSPIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $127.00 | General |
| Category: NEUROLOGY | ||||||
| 05/30/2024 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | JARDIANCE (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.27 | General |
| Category: DIABETES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 339 | 442 | $82,099 | $31,613 |
| 2022 | 9 | 391 | 506 | $86,544 | $35,290 |
| 2021 | 7 | 410 | 544 | $78,483 | $36,868 |
| 2020 | 9 | 604 | 748 | $70,546 | $37,156 |
Total Patients
1,744
Total Services
2,240
Medicare Billing
$140,927
Procedure Codes
32
All Medicare Procedures & Services
32 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 80 | 161 | $35,501 | $14,186 | 40.0% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 82 | 82 | $25,215 | $10,480 | 41.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 55 | $8,580 | $3,374 | 39.3% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2023 | 39 | 40 | $1,500 | $1,251 | 83.4% |
| 90674 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | Office | 2023 | 37 | 37 | $2,960 | $1,239 | 41.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 15 | 18 | $1,728 | $617.97 | 35.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $6,615 | $464.88 | 7.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 92 | 176 | $38,597 | $14,918 | 38.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 54 | 55 | $16,913 | $7,933 | 46.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 63 | 86 | $13,416 | $5,054 | 37.7% |
| G0439 | Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Office | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $6,000 | $4,267 | 71.1% |
| 90756 | Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures | Office | 2022 | 39 | 39 | $1,559 | $1,169 | 75.0% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 17 | $1,632 | $615.58 | 37.7% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2022 | 13 | 16 | $600.00 | $485.42 | 80.9% |
| 90471 | Administration of vaccine | Office | 2022 | 38 | 38 | $1,482 | $483.44 | 32.6% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 45 | 47 | $6,345 | $365.73 | 5.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 105 | 198 | $35,409 | $17,918 | 50.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 75 | 75 | $18,983 | $9,401 | 49.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 56 | 88 | $10,625 | $5,772 | 54.3% |
| 90674 | Vaccine for influenza derived from cell cultures for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage, quadrivalent, , preservative and antibiotic free | Office | 2021 | 55 | 56 | $4,450 | $1,677 | 37.7% |
| G0008 | Administration of influenza virus vaccine | Office | 2021 | 55 | 61 | $2,288 | $1,072 | 46.9% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 17 | $1,284 | $554.24 | 43.2% |
| 93000 | Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report | Office | 2021 | 48 | 49 | $5,445 | $474.22 | 8.7% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 111 | 211 | $27,400 | $15,311 | 55.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 109 | 109 | $18,485 | $11,015 | 59.6% |
About Gary Sheppard
Gary Sheppard is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Houston, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1174502702.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Gary Sheppard has received a total of $13,301 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,708 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 516 transactions from 49 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,709).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Sheppard has provided services to 1,744 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,240 services with total Medicare billing of $140,927. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 32 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Location Houston, TX
- Active Since 01/12/2006
- Last Updated 01/12/2011
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1174502702
Products in Payments
- Vabysmo (Drug) $1,414
- FARXIGA (Drug) $1,140
- Ozempic (Drug) $472.17
- TRULICITY (Drug) $438.33
- Vascepa (Drug) $394.06
- Repatha (Biological) $381.03
- JARDIANCE (Drug) $312.92
- Otezla (Drug) $282.18
- INSPIRE (Device) $276.99
- XARELTO (Drug) $268.01
- MYRBETRIQ (Drug) $234.09
- WATCHMAN (Device) $224.12
- Aimovig (Biological) $216.50
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $215.66
- Livalo (Drug) $213.73
- JANUVIA (Drug) $204.30
- Prolia (Biological) $178.43
- TOUJEO (Drug) $177.99
- SOLIQUA 100/33 (Biological) $176.91
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $173.57
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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.
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