Active NPI 1043270598 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Eric Shepherd , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Santa Barbara, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Eric Shepherd, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Santa Barbara, CA. With approximately 29 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine in 1997, Dr. Shepherd delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2324 BATH ST.

Dr. Shepherd is affiliated with Santa Barbara Orthopedic Associates, Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2324 Bath St

Santa Barbara, CA 931054330

Telephone 8056827801

Fax 8055695861

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Santa Barbara Orthopedic Associates, Inc Facility NPI 1124152293

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1997

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Santa Barbara, CA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

29 Yrs -2.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.0 Yrs

State Avg: 28.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

31 Specialists

Practicing in Santa Barbara, CA (2527 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

38.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

86.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Shepherd (29 Years) 29 Yrs

Santa Barbara Specialty Average (31.0 Years) 31.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	209	111	$225.00	$129.36
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	191	38	$10.00	$0.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	154	100	$175.00	$92.55
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	147	49	$309.52	$70.07
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	132	18	$250.00	$72.49
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	62	44	$111.00	$51.12
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	47	33	$130.00	$43.34
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	43	13	$138.28	$75.21
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	39	38	$360.00	$166.68
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	29	15	$105.00	$36.28
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$245.00	$125.06
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	20	14	$120.00	$37.94
73552 X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	19	14	$87.00	$38.12
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$400.00	$167.03
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	13	$142.59	$58.21
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	16	14	$120.00	$37.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$375.00	$113.15
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	12	12	$15000.00	$1161.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	248	135	$225.00	$136.73
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	221	42	$10.00	$1.08
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	165	48	$309.09	$75.19
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	151	18	$250.00	$73.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	117	88	$175.00	$96.81
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	71	52	$111.00	$49.03
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	64	43	$121.88	$45.99
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	42	41	$245.00	$131.79
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	41	41	$360.00	$179.02
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	36	17	$110.83	$39.54
73060 X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views	35	17	$110.00	$36.03
73552 X-ray of thigh bone, minimum 2 views	29	16	$87.00	$38.51
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	23	14	$129.00	$81.66
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$350.00	$119.53
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	19	11	$110.00	$30.48
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	18	14	$120.00	$39.53
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	17	12	$105.00	$38.84
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	13	13	$15000.00	$1244.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	243	120	$225.00	$139.38
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	175	55	$291.43	$72.84
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	161	53	$10.00	$1.14
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	149	17	$250.00	$75.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	130	85	$175.00	$99.60
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	46	36	$120.00	$47.94
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	44	29	$111.00	$55.11
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	40	40	$245.00	$140.92
73060 X-ray of upper arm, minimum of 2 views	30	12	$110.00	$37.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$350.00	$121.48
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	21	12	$70.00	$40.22
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	19	11	$105.00	$39.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$360.00	$207.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	238	116	$225.00	$141.09
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	125	38	$304.91	$74.14
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	108	34	$20.56	$1.31
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	105	15	$250.00	$75.67
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	73	42	$111.00	$53.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	66	52	$175.00	$99.63
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	43	32	$120.00	$46.50
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	37	36	$245.00	$142.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$350.00	$122.04
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	20	11	$129.00	$75.44
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	17	11	$110.00	$42.10
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	12	12	$360.00	$210.23

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	264	131	$225.00	$117.61
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	239	46	$30.00	$1.49
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	144	52	$298.61	$71.23
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	114	16	$250.00	$80.03
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	53	38	$111.00	$50.85
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	50	33	$120.00	$44.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	39	$350.00	$116.30
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	36	35	$360.00	$214.19
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	27	$245.00	$144.72
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	26	15	$129.00	$76.64
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	18	12	$110.00	$31.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	13	$175.00	$81.41
76000 Imaging guidance for procedure, 60 minutes or less	12	12	$300.00	$16.29
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	11	11	$110.00	$39.07

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	415	177	$225.00	$115.35
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	387	57	$30.00	$1.59
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	146	63	$313.36	$70.53
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	90	15	$250.00	$79.76
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	69	51	$111.00	$46.75
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	61	43	$120.00	$40.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	59	47	$175.00	$78.96
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	34	$245.00	$141.38
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	32	30	$360.00	$204.25
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	25	12	$105.00	$35.07
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$350.00	$114.63
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	22	18	$120.00	$33.01
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	14	14	$14999.93	$1327.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	344	53	$30.00	$1.79
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	316	152	$225.00	$106.89
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	129	55	$350.78	$70.91
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	107	12	$250.00	$84.63
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	72	47	$109.74	$42.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	64	50	$175.00	$72.47
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	64	48	$120.00	$36.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	44	$350.00	$106.42
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	30	14	$110.00	$32.16
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	25	$245.00	$132.47
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	23	22	$360.00	$196.86
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	23	21	$120.00	$29.98
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	22	11	$105.00	$32.23
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	17	13	$94.71	$30.58
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	15	13	$110.00	$32.54
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	11	11	$4000.00	$1200.82
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	11	11	$15000.00	$1166.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	408	196	$225.00	$107.31
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	284	70	$30.00	$1.79
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	186	73	$322.58	$68.62
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose	145	20	$250.00	$85.38
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	78	54	$120.00	$36.87
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	73	55	$111.00	$42.72
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	48	31	$120.00	$29.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	47	42	$178.72	$72.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	41	$350.00	$107.73
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	37	19	$100.00	$29.78
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	27	$245.00	$134.40
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	27	12	$110.00	$32.36
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	21	17	$100.00	$31.63
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$360.00	$199.35
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$180.00	$99.14
27236 Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement	13	13	$15000.00	$1138.41
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	11	11	$15000.00	$1339.28
20985 Computer-assisted surgery for muscle and bone procedure	11	11	$600.00	$144.39

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License CA A83334

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00A833340 (CA)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare Ptan

CI613Z (CA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Santa Barbara Orthopedic Associates, Inc

2324 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 931054330

Phone: 8056827801

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active February 15, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 15, 2013

Registered at 2324 BATH ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931054330 (Tel: 8056827801)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 15, 2013

Registered at 2324 BATH ST, SANTA BARBARA, CA 931054330 (Tel: 8056827801)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 15, 2013

Recorded as ERIC SHEPHERD, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 15, 2013

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #A83334 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1043270598

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 27, 2006

Last Update: February 15, 2013

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

2324 Bath St

Santa Barbara, CA 931054330

Phone: 8056827801

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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