Healthcare provider profile · identity verified

Robert Drummond Shepherd, M.D.

Internal Medicine · LONGVIEW, WA · NPI 1487001780

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	756	208
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	556	144
Lisinopril	Lisinopril	429	125
Amlodipine Besylate	Amlodipine Besylate	428	124
Omeprazole	Omeprazole	381	117
Losartan Potassium	Losartan Potassium	369	105
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	287	64
Metoprolol Succinate	Metoprolol Succinate	278	89
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	273	74
Tamsulosin Hcl	Tamsulosin Hcl	268	83
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa	Albuterol Sulfate	231	65
Oxycodone Hcl	Oxycodone Hcl	228	67
Rosuvastatin Calcium	Rosuvastatin Calcium	224	63
Metformin Hcl	Metformin Hcl	218	71
Hydrochlorothiazide	Hydrochlorothiazide	216	62
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	213	60
Metformin Hcl Er	Metformin Hcl	208	59
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	Cyclobenzaprine Hcl	186	83
Simvastatin	Simvastatin	175	45
Tramadol Hcl	Tramadol Hcl	171	54
Metoprolol Tartrate	Metoprolol Tartrate	164	52
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	161	47
Ezetimibe	Ezetimibe	139	38
Trazodone Hcl	Trazodone Hcl	131	35
Furosemide	Furosemide	126	41
Eliquis	Apixaban	119	36
Pravastatin Sodium	Pravastatin Sodium	117	28
Duloxetine Hcl	Duloxetine Hcl	101	31
Jardiance	Empagliflozin	101	32
Famotidine	Famotidine	99	31
Allopurinol	Allopurinol	94	29
Clopidogrel	Clopidogrel Bisulfate	92	31
Atenolol	Atenolol	89	24
Doxycycline Monohydrate	Doxycycline Monohydrate	88	74
Montelukast Sodium	Montelukast Sodium	85	25
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen	Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen	83	18
Tizanidine Hcl	Tizanidine Hcl	83	25
Lovastatin	Lovastatin	80	18
Finasteride	Finasteride	78	25
Carvedilol	Carvedilol	75	21
Alprazolam	Alprazolam	74	32
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide	Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide	74	24
Ozempic	Semaglutide	74	18
Fluticasone Propionate	Fluticasone Propionate	73	36
Sertraline Hcl	Sertraline Hcl	70	16
Lidocaine	Lidocaine	65	28
Morphine Sulfate Er	Morphine Sulfate	65	suppressed
Citalopram Hbr	Citalopram Hydrobromide	64	18
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	64	46
Glipizide Er	Glipizide	61	14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass	Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav	58	47
Escitalopram Oxalate	Escitalopram Oxalate	58	15
Mirtazapine	Mirtazapine	58	15
Bupropion Xl	Bupropion Hcl	57	15
Paroxetine Hcl	Paroxetine Hcl	54	17
Clonazepam	Clonazepam	53	13
Pregabalin	Pregabalin	53	17
Fluoxetine Hcl	Fluoxetine Hcl	50	16
Ibuprofen	Ibuprofen	49	18
Olmesartan Medoxomil	Olmesartan Medoxomil	48	14
Ropinirole Hcl	Ropinirole Hcl	48	17
Advair Hfa	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	47	suppressed
Ondansetron Odt	Ondansetron	47	24
Glipizide	Glipizide	45	16
Diclofenac Sodium	Diclofenac Sodium	43	24
Nystatin	Nystatin	42	27
Warfarin Sodium	Warfarin Sodium	42	15
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide	Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide	40	13
Levetiracetam	Levetiracetam	39	suppressed
Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid	Triamterene/Hydrochlorothiazid	39	suppressed
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	37	31
Sumatriptan Succinate	Sumatriptan Succinate	37	suppressed
Telmisartan	Telmisartan	37	suppressed
Venlafaxine Hcl Er	Venlafaxine Hcl	37	suppressed
Fluticasone-Salmeterol	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	35	suppressed
Benazepril Hcl	Benazepril Hcl	33	suppressed
Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)	Diltiazem Hcl	33	suppressed
Glimepiride	Glimepiride	33	12
Januvia	Sitagliptin Phosphate	32	suppressed
Lantus Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	32	13
Soliqua 100-33	Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide	32	suppressed
Spironolactone	Spironolactone	32	11
Amitriptyline Hcl	Amitriptyline Hcl	31	suppressed
Chlorthalidone	Chlorthalidone	31	suppressed
Loperamide	Loperamide Hcl	31	12
Meloxicam	Meloxicam	31	suppressed
Acetaminophen-Codeine	Acetaminophen With Codeine	30	suppressed
Zolpidem Tartrate	Zolpidem Tartrate	30	14
Prednisone	Prednisone	29	20
Alendronate Sodium	Alendronate Sodium	28	suppressed
Arnuity Ellipta	Fluticasone Furoate	28	suppressed
Mupirocin	Mupirocin	28	24
Spiriva Handihaler	Tiotropium Bromide	28	suppressed
Valsartan	Valsartan	28	suppressed
Combivent Respimat	Ipratropium/Albuterol Sulfate	27	suppressed
Digoxin	Digoxin	27	suppressed
Baclofen	Baclofen	26	suppressed
Cephalexin	Cephalexin	26	19
Lorazepam	Lorazepam	26	11
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er	Isosorbide Mononitrate	25	suppressed
Mounjaro	Tirzepatide	25	suppressed
Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro	Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst	25	22
Nortriptyline Hcl	Nortriptyline Hcl	25	suppressed
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	25	suppressed
Folic Acid	Folic Acid	23	suppressed
Rybelsus	Semaglutide	23	suppressed
Diazepam	Diazepam	22	suppressed
Lantus	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	22	suppressed
Methadone Hcl	Methadone Hcl	22	suppressed
Propranolol Hcl	Propranolol Hcl	22	suppressed
Quetiapine Fumarate	Quetiapine Fumarate	22	suppressed
Celecoxib	Celecoxib	21	suppressed
Esomeprazole Magnesium	Esomeprazole Magnesium	21	suppressed
Estradiol	Estradiol	21	suppressed
Pioglitazone Hcl	Pioglitazone Hcl	21	suppressed
Premarin	Estrogens, Conjugated	21	suppressed
Fluconazole	Fluconazole	20	16
Naproxen	Naproxen	20	12
Synthroid	Levothyroxine Sodium	20	suppressed
Topiramate	Topiramate	20	suppressed
Ciprofloxacin Hcl	Ciprofloxacin Hcl	19	17
Nitroglycerin	Nitroglycerin	19	15
Terazosin Hcl	Terazosin Hcl	19	suppressed
Acyclovir	Acyclovir	18	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate	18	suppressed
Humalog Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Lispro	18	suppressed
Hydralazine Hcl	Hydralazine Hcl	18	suppressed
Methocarbamol	Methocarbamol	18	12
Midodrine Hcl	Midodrine Hcl	18	suppressed
Wixela Inhub	Fluticasone Propion/Salmeterol	18	suppressed
Basaglar Kwikpen U-100	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	17	suppressed
Meclizine Hcl	Meclizine Hcl	17	13
Propranolol Hcl Er	Propranolol Hcl	17	suppressed
Verapamil Er	Verapamil Hcl	17	suppressed
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate	16	suppressed
Irbesartan	Irbesartan	16	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride Er	Oxybutynin Chloride	16	suppressed
Toujeo Solostar	Insulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog	16	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl	Bupropion Hcl	15	suppressed
Clotrimazole	Clotrimazole	15	suppressed
Torsemide	Torsemide	15	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Mini Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	15	suppressed
Cefpodoxime Proxetil	Cefpodoxime Proxetil	14	11
Clonidine Hcl	Clonidine Hcl	14	suppressed
Colchicine	Colchicine	14	suppressed
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	14	suppressed
Nifedipine Er	Nifedipine	14	suppressed
Oxybutynin Chloride	Oxybutynin Chloride	14	suppressed
Amlodipine Besylate-Benazepril	Amlodipine Besylate/Benazepril	13	suppressed
Azelastine Hcl	Azelastine Hcl	13	suppressed
Farxiga	Dapagliflozin Propanediol	13	suppressed
Klor-Con M20	Potassium Chloride	13	suppressed
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride	Pramipexole Di-Hcl	13	suppressed
Trulicity	Dulaglutide	13	suppressed
Ultra-Fine Nano Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	13	suppressed
Belbuca	Buprenorphine Hcl	12	suppressed
Buprenorphine	Buprenorphine	12	suppressed
Bupropion Hcl Sr	Bupropion Hcl	12	suppressed
Carbamazepine Er	Carbamazepine	12	suppressed
Carbidopa-Levodopa	Carbidopa/Levodopa	12	suppressed
Divalproex Sodium	Divalproex Sodium	12	suppressed
Eszopiclone	Eszopiclone	12	suppressed
Fenofibrate	Fenofibrate Nanocrystallized	12	suppressed
Memantine Hcl	Memantine Hcl	12	suppressed
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort	Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Hydrocort	12	11
Breo Ellipta	Fluticasone/Vilanterol	11	suppressed
Doxycycline Hyclate	Doxycycline Hyclate	11	suppressed
Hydromorphone Hcl	Hydromorphone Hcl	11	suppressed
Ipratropium Bromide	Ipratropium Bromide	11	suppressed
Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim	Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim	11	11
Ultra-Fine Short Pen Needle	Pen Needle, Diabetic	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

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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

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