In 2023, Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

diabetes management

lab tests

preventive care

In 2023, Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD performed more diabetes management, lab tests, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

A1C test

flu shot

By Affordability:

bone density test

central DEXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

prostate screening

prostate-specific antigen test

screening PSA test

vitamin D test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Georgia, Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD performed more A1C test, and flu shot procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), prostate screening, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, screening PSA test, and vitamin D test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2012 were lab tests, diabetes management, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	28
cardiac procedures	41
diabetes management	455
doctor visit	1277
ear procedures	14
hormone therapy	28
injections	28
lab tests	980
musculoskeletal imaging	42
nursing home care	393
preventive care	261
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	56
vaccines	248
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2013 were lab tests, diabetes management, nursing home care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	43
diabetes management	618
doctor visit	1823
ear procedures	15
lab tests	1315
musculoskeletal imaging	26
nursing home care	357
preventive care	249
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	228
X-rays	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	483

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	88
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2014 were lab tests, diabetes management, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
breathing treatment	33
diabetes management	712
doctor visit	1893
ear procedures	21
lab tests	1581
musculoskeletal imaging	43
nursing home care	335
preventive care	365
vaccines	300
X-rays	43

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	514
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	79
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2015 were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	16
diabetes management	832
doctor visit	2032
ear procedures	12
hormone therapy	6404
injections	6404
lab tests	1695
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nursing home care	317
preventive care	411
vaccines	280
X-rays	55

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	872

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	996
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	600
From 75 to 84	332
85 and over	146
Less than 65	362

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2016 were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
breathing treatment	19
diabetes management	1277
doctor visit	1918
ear procedures	12
hormone therapy	9601
injections	9612
lab tests	1963
musculoskeletal imaging	68
nursing home care	309
preventive care	963
vaccines	425
X-rays	68

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	79
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2017 were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	491
breathing treatment	13
diabetes management	1242
doctor visit	1987
ear procedures	12
hormone therapy	7500
injections	7500
lab tests	4442
musculoskeletal imaging	58
nursing home care	285
preventive care	1350
skin testing	13
thyroid function tests	416
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
vaccines	292
X-rays	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	75
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	320
breathing treatment	15
diabetes management	477
doctor visit	1190
ear procedures	15
lab tests	3143
musculoskeletal imaging	82
nursing home care	292
preventive care	1028
thyroid function tests	320
vaccines	188
X-rays	82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	61
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, nursing home care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	446
breathing treatment	22
diabetes management	453
doctor visit	1203
lab tests	2807
musculoskeletal imaging	63
nursing home care	457
preventive care	1000
thyroid function tests	287
vaccines	191
X-rays	63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	369
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	55
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2020 were hormone therapy, injections, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	358
diabetes management	472
doctor visit	1123
hormone therapy	3402
injections	3402
lab tests	2508
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nursing home care	695
preventive care	917
thyroid function tests	298
vaccines	195
X-rays	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	155
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	65
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	295
diabetes management	377
doctor visit	932
ear procedures	15
lab tests	1990
musculoskeletal imaging	68
nursing home care	303
preventive care	755
thyroid function tests	222
vaccines	159
X-rays	68

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	229
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	58
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	287
diabetes management	500
doctor visit	1156
lab tests	2862
musculoskeletal imaging	54
preventive care	965
thyroid function tests	316
vaccines	142
X-rays	54

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	243
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	61
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated as an internist in Thomson, GA were injections, hormone therapy, lab tests and preventive care.

aspiration	11
blood draw	315
cardiac procedures	41
diabetes management	674
doctor visit	1503
ear procedures	14
hormone therapy	5387
injections	5389
lab tests	2298
musculoskeletal imaging	55
nursing home care	374
preventive care	751
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
skin testing	13
thyroid function tests	309
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	56
vaccines	240
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	453
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	163
85 and over	69
Less than 65	148
65 to 74	277

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	7
Dementia	13

Education & Training

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Licensed In: Georgia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$678 Ozempic $208	RYBELSUS $184	Victoza $107	Saxenda $51	Xultophy 100/3.6 $31	Other $97
Shire North American Group Inc	$342 VYVANSE $267	MYDAYIS $75
Pfizer Inc.	$254 ELIQUIS $63	VIAGRA $36	COLOGUARD $24	ZAVZPRET $23	NURTEC ODT $22	Other $86
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$237 FARXIGA $155	BREZTRI $67	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $15
AbbVie Inc.	$219 VRAYLAR $89	QULIPTA $73	UBRELVY $36	LINZESS $21
Other	$1,474 JARDIANCE $119	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $89	PRALUENT $71	Kerendia $65	UBRELVY $55	Other $1,075

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,041
Education	$163

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Christopher Sheppard, MD From 2012 - 2022

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