In 2023, Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD had a list price for 12-lead (standard) EKG, electrocardiogram (EKG), screening EKG, Welcome to Medicare visit (initial preventive physical exam), and wellness visit that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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 White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	23
doctor visit	1091
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
lab tests	46
nursing home care	27
preventive care	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2013 were preventive care, hospital care, inpatient care and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	38
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	1158
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
lab tests	27
preventive care	66

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	74
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	46
cardiac procedures	21
doctor visit	1171
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
lab tests	31
preventive care	89

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	68
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and anorectal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	25
cardiac procedures	11
doctor visit	1037
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
preventive care	47

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	414

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	124
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2016 were chronic care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	18
cardiac procedures	15
chronic care	200
doctor visit	1124
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
lab tests	15
preventive care	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2017 were preventive care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	14
doctor visit	1199
lab tests	13
preventive care	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	1273
lab tests	31
preventive care	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2019 were lab tests and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	14
doctor visit	1213
lab tests	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1044
lab tests	22
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2021 were lab tests and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	14
doctor visit	905
lab tests	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA during 2022 were chronic care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	17
doctor visit	777
preventive care	11
vaccines	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Harwich, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, chronic care and preventive care.

anorectal procedures	30
cardiac procedures	14
chronic care	61
doctor visit	1090
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
lab tests	26
nursing home care	27
preventive care	40
vaccines	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD.

**Gender**
Female	195
Male	172

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	349
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	24
75 to 84	118
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	181

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$150 $150

**Types of Payments**
Education	$150

Biography

Dr. James Shepherd's specialty is family medicine. He studied medicine at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD in 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James White Shepherd III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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