Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

James H. Shepherd, MD

Family Practice · KANNAPOLIS, NC · NPI 1063400844

Profile state: partd only Open Payments: 2025 Medicare Part D: 2024 Last identity check: 2026-08-10 Page data build: 2026-08-12

Verified facts

What the public records show

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in 2025.

These records do not establish that a payment influenced prescribing or medical care.

Payment overview · 2025

General Payments

We did not find matching Open Payments records for this doctor in the selected program year.

Separate record types

Research & Ownership

Research Payments (direct recipient): not present in the loaded data

Associated Research Funding (for example, named PI): not present in the loaded data

Ownership / Investment: not present in the loaded data

These categories are never added into the General Payments headline. Associated research funding must not be described as money the doctor personally received unless the source record supports that conclusion.

Analysis 1 · Payment-linked products

Products named in Open Payments records

No payment-linked product analysis is available because no matching General Payment records were found for the selected year.

Public prescribing for products named in payments

There is no explicit payment-product set available for a Part D comparison.

The presence of the same drug in both datasets does not show that a payment caused or influenced a prescription.

Analysis 2 · Same-company prescribing overlap

Drugs reported in other payments from the same company that also appear in Medicare Part D

This analysis is independent from products named on this doctor’s individual payment records. A row appears only when the exact Open Payments reporting entity paid this doctor, that same reporting entity reported the drug or biological on at least 10 loaded General Payment records involving at least 2 distinct recipient NPIs, and this doctor has the same non-generic brand in public Part D data. This does not mean the company owns or manufactures the drug.

There is no payer-company set available for this comparison.

These facts do not show that a payment was for the drug, that the company owns or manufactures the drug, or that a payment caused or influenced prescribing.

Public Medicare Part D data

Provider-and-drug rows loaded for 2024

Brand	Generic	Claims	Beneficiaries
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	396	100
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	343	86
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	339	84
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	255	73
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	248	55
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	228	57
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	160	50
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	152	43
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	144	37
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	140	18
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	140	34
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	139	39
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	133	38
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	127	31
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	108	34
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	106	25
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	106	23
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	105	29
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	103	28
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	101	35
Eliquis	Apixaban	100	20
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	95	24
Furosemide	Furosemide	93	33
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	88	23
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	86	11
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	85	13
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	82	26
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	74	20
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	71	15
Atenolol	Atenolol	70	19
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	66	suppressed
Prednisone	Prednisone	65	45
Famotidine	Famotidine	61	15
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	58	12
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	56	14
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	55	12
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	55	16
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	54	13
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	51	suppressed
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	51	12
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	49	12
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	49	15
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	49	12
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	47	14
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	46	13
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	46	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	44	suppressed
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	44	18
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	43	15
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	41	14
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	39	suppressed
Ozempic	Semaglutide	39	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	39	suppressed
Finasteride	Finasteride	36	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	35	11
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	34	suppressed
Olanzapine	Olanzapine	33	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	31	suppressed
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	31	suppressed
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	31	suppressed
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	29	17
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	27	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	26	suppressed
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	25	suppressed
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	25	24
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	25	suppressed
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	25	suppressed
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	25	suppressed
Buspirone Hcl	Buspirone Hcl	24	suppressed
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	24	12
Lansoprazole	Lansoprazole	24	suppressed
Flecainide Acetate	Flecainide Acetate	22	suppressed
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	22	suppressed
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	22	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	21	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate,micronized	21	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	21	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	21	suppressed
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	20	suppressed
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	20	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	20	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	20	suppressed
Ramipril	Ramipril	20	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	19	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	19	suppressed
Spironolactone-Hctz	Spironolact/Hydrochlorothiazid	19	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	19	suppressed
Movantik	Naloxegol Oxalate	18	suppressed
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	18	suppressed
Amoxicillin	Amoxicillin	17	15
Doxazosin Mesylate	Doxazosin Mesylate	17	suppressed
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	17	13
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	17	11
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	16	12
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	16	suppressed
Levemir Flexpen	Insulin Detemir	16	suppressed
Spiriva Respimat	Tiotropium Bromide	16	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	16	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	16	suppressed
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	15	suppressed
Butalbital-Acetaminophen-Caffe	Butalb/Acetaminophen/Caffeine	15	suppressed
Promethazine Hcl	Promethazine Hcl	15	suppressed
Terbinafine Hcl	Terbinafine Hcl	15	suppressed
Anoro Ellipta	Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr	14	suppressed
Desmopressin Acetate	Desmopressin Acetate	14	suppressed
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	14	suppressed
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	14	suppressed
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	14	suppressed
Sucralfate	Sucralfate	14	suppressed
Diphenoxylate-Atropine	Diphenoxylate Hcl/Atropine	13	suppressed
Hydroxyzine Pamoate	Hydroxyzine Pamoate	13	suppressed
Irbesartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Irbesartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	13	suppressed
Myrbetriq	Mirabegron	13	suppressed
Nystatin	Nystatin	13	suppressed
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	13	suppressed
Valacyclovir	Valacyclovir Hcl	13	suppressed
Amiodarone Hcl	Amiodarone Hcl	12	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	12	suppressed
Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate	Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate	12	suppressed
Bumetanide	Bumetanide	12	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	12	suppressed
Restasis Multidose	Cyclosporine	12	suppressed
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	12	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	11	suppressed
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	11	suppressed
Dexlansoprazole Dr	Dexlansoprazole	11	suppressed
Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine	Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine	11	suppressed
Ventolin Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	11	suppressed

Timeline

Payment and prescribing data by year

Open Payments and Medicare Part D may refer to different years. They are shown separately rather than aligned as if they describe the same period.

Year	General Payments	Main payer	Explicit products	Company overlaps	Part D coverage
2025	—	—	—	—	—
2024	—	—	—	—	Complete

Questions to ask

Questions you could discuss with your doctor

Are there reasonable alternatives I should understand when we discuss treatment options?
How should I interpret the industry-payment records shown here in the context of my care?

These are general questions generated from reviewed templates. They are not personalized medical advice.

Sources and limitations

How to read this page

Payment and Medicare prescribing data can cover different years; every comparison shows both years explicitly.
Part D does not represent a doctor’s entire practice; it excludes many patients and is subject to CMS public-release thresholds.
Company–drug relationships must have an auditable source, a precise relationship type, and a valid evidence period. Unresolved mappings are not published.
Generic drug claims are not attributed to a specific manufacturer without manufacturer-level evidence.
When a source extract is incomplete, missing rows are never treated as proof of no payments or no prescriptions.

Loaded source releases

Dataset	Year	Publication	Source
CMS Open Payments — General Payments	2025	2026-06-30	Original source
Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug	2024	2026-05-06	Original source
NPPES Data Dissemination V2	current / reference data	2026-08-10	Original source

Methodology version: 2.1

Editorial template version: 2.4

Product contract version: 2.0

Schema version: 0.7.0

Page data build: 2026-08-12T23:34:59.370714+00:00

Publication policy: eligible for indexing after public-launch controls are enabled

Full methodology · Questions & answers · Report a possible error