Nicholas Alan Shepard, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XS0117X

License

63558 Issued in TN

Practice address

1800 Medical Center Pkwy Ste 200
Murfreesboro, TN 37129-2566

Phone

(615) 896-6800

Fax

(615) 895-8890

NPI assigned

May 6, 2015

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PAGroup PAC ID 5193625069, 358 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Hospital, Smyrna, TN, CCN 440227
• Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest Hospital, Winchester, TN, CCN 440058

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

81.78 of 100Reported as group

Quality

65.3

Promoting interoperability

96

Improvement activities

40

Cost

77.31

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: nicholas.shepard.p1@direct.toa.nextgenshare.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PA

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1538153937
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PA

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Clarksville, TN
  • NPI 1336905561
  NPD
• Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance PA

  dba Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Smyrna, TN
  • NPI 1205820610
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc.

  dba TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Smyrna, TN
  • NPI 1992776405
  Care Compare affiliation
• Southern Tennessee Medical Center LLC

  dba Highpoint Health - Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Winchester, TN
  • NPI 1467408781
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 306556",
            "city": "NASHVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "372306556",
            "telephone_number": "865-243-8153"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "1800 MEDICAL CENTER PKWY STE 200",
            "city": "MURFREESBORO",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "371292566",
            "telephone_number": "615-896-6800",
            "fax_number": "615-895-8890"
        }
    ],
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            "address_1": "300 Stonecrest Blvd Ste 300",
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            "telephone_number": "615-267-6600",
            "fax_number": "615-267-6603",
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            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "SHEPARD",
        "first_name": "NICHOLAS",
        "middle_name": "ALAN",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2015-05-06",
        "last_updated": "2025-07-09",
        "certification_date": "2025-07-09",
        "status": "A"
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    "identifiers": [
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    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Andrew Shea
• Lori Ann Shea, M.S. CCC/SLP
• Donna Ann Shelton, OTR/L
• Marsha Christine Shelton
• Shelvia Simone' Sims Shelton, NP
• Theodore Geddes Shepard, MD
• Jonathan Sheridan, DC
• Korey Elizabeth Sheridan, DC
• Kristine Lynn Sherman
• Kristen Elizabeth Sherrerd, PT, DPT, NCS

• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Murfreesboro, TN
• Providers in Murfreesboro, TN by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 9, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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