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William Louis Sheppard Jr., MD, MPH

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · NPI 1265938351

William Louis Sheppard Jr., MD, MPH practises Orthopedic Surgery in Santa Monica, California. Graduated from University of California, Geffen School of Medicine in 2018, 8 years ago. Practices with Regents of the University of California, a 68-clinician group, works from 3 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California and Ohio.

Years since qualifying
8
Trained at
University of California, Geffen School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA, OH
In the registry since
2018
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.
MPH — Master of Public Health
A graduate degree in population health.

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Practice location Address checks out

1250 16th St
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1249
Phone: (424) 259-6593
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 1250 16th St Ste 2100, Santa Monica, CA 90404-1249 — (424) 402-9479
  • 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502-2004 — (310) 222-2345

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence A163869 (CA)
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence 35.148024 (OH)

Record details

NPI number1265938351
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD , MPH
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 5, 2018
Last updated in NPPESAugust 30, 2024
Certification dateAugust 30, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, GEFFEN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2018 (8 years in practice)
Group practice Regents Of The University Of California — 68 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations6 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 35 times · 65th percentile
Spinal fusion 23 times · 39th percentile
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients43
Services billed 137 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Travel and Lodging $3,204 13 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $2,348 31 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Regents of the University of California

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 68 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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