Active NPI 1467581165 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Cara M Shepherd , PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Physician Assistant • Highlands Ranch, CO

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Cara Shepherd, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Highlands Ranch, CO. With approximately 21 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2005, Cara Shepherd delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 206 W COUNTY LINE RD.

Cara Shepherd is affiliated with Alta Vista Dermatology, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

206 W County Line Rd
Suite 340

Highlands Ranch, CO 801292318

Telephone 3038886426

Fax 3033021659

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Littleton Pediatric Medical Center Facility NPI 1174624571

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2005

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Highlands Ranch, CO

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

21 Yrs +12.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 9.0 Yrs

State Avg: 13.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

40 Specialists

Practicing in Highlands Ranch, CO (3810 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

12.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

31.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Shepherd (21 Years) 21 Yrs

Highlands Ranch Specialty Average (9.0 Years) 9.0 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
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	543	83	$9.24	$5.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	108	$164.00	$108.84
17000 Destruction of skin growth	139	103	$75.37	$49.77
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	93	89	$110.09	$77.74
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	59	49	$133.00	$76.05
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	50	40	$128.68	$96.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	45	40	$67.00	$48.53
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	23	20	$140.09	$100.57
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	20	18	$234.60	$145.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$121.00	$95.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$197.40	$142.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	451	75	$9.08	$5.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	156	123	$110.08	$78.51
17000 Destruction of skin growth	129	93	$76.21	$48.86
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	55	49	$133.00	$84.13
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	45	32	$129.80	$99.27
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	34	$164.00	$110.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	35	31	$67.00	$49.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$123.10	$97.25
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	21	11	$72.00	$44.80
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	18	12	$235.22	$150.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$188.47	$144.13
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	15	13	$139.13	$90.76
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	13	11	$352.23	$270.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	514	82	$9.71	$6.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	145	120	$110.00	$78.56
17000 Destruction of skin growth	140	107	$78.34	$49.98
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	59	52	$133.00	$79.15
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	47	$164.00	$109.80
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	50	45	$67.00	$49.08
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	39	36	$134.54	$101.13
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	14	$243.00	$149.28
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	15	12	$72.00	$45.58
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$126.87	$96.61
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	14	13	$142.71	$105.64
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$188.79	$143.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	465	62	$9.06	$5.88
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	121	95	$108.15	$80.04
17000 Destruction of skin growth	119	73	$75.22	$47.30
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	58	$154.57	$113.09
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	53	46	$133.00	$85.89
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	29	27	$128.45	$95.36
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	20	15	$72.00	$47.53
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	19	15	$136.00	$106.30
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	16	$67.00	$49.51
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	14	11	$229.00	$148.32
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$121.00	$98.18
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	12	11	$343.00	$277.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	462	63	$8.47	$5.33
17000 Destruction of skin growth	115	73	$75.00	$46.60
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	95	$121.00	$94.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	55	41	$82.00	$65.35
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	48	42	$133.00	$72.09
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	42	35	$127.00	$91.90
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	35	31	$49.00	$39.73
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	25	24	$136.00	$103.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$121.00	$93.98
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	14	11	$205.79	$139.60
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	14	12	$72.00	$46.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	563	84	$6.14	$4.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	145	116	$121.30	$94.41
17000 Destruction of skin growth	142	99	$75.18	$44.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	77	59	$82.00	$64.52
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	57	51	$130.63	$74.60
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	46	40	$127.00	$97.02
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	32	30	$49.00	$39.29
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$124.03	$94.25
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	22	22	$85.36	$66.42
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	21	18	$136.00	$100.35
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	19	15	$164.00	$133.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	675	94	$6.06	$4.60
17000 Destruction of skin growth	155	113	$75.21	$46.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	124	$121.28	$92.49
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	110	100	$120.64	$86.72
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	89	81	$82.31	$62.79
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	42	38	$126.86	$96.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	33	31	$49.00	$37.95
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	33	21	$37.00	$28.33
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	26	18	$164.23	$125.60
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	16	16	$84.00	$64.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$124.14	$93.36
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	12	11	$343.00	$263.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	772	105	$7.20	$4.88
17000 Destruction of skin growth	178	132	$76.35	$46.55
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	129	113	$118.16	$83.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	126	118	$120.11	$92.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	104	77	$81.96	$62.50
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	57	52	$49.00	$37.35
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	48	44	$124.90	$95.63
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	43	43	$85.30	$64.12
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	37	27	$169.46	$129.64
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	36	$122.22	$90.63
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	33	29	$37.39	$27.50
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	16	13	$340.00	$262.32
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	15	11	$280.00	$107.15

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-11-06

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License CO 2140

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Npi

1467581165

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Alta Vista Dermatology, Llc

206 W County Line Rd, Highlands Ranch, CO 801292321

Alta Vista Dermatology, Llc

206 W County Line Rd, Littleton, CO 801292321

Phone: 3038886426

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

7 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Sarolta Szabo , MD

Dermatology - Procedural Dermatology

NPI 1003839358

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Janice Johnsen , PA

Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant

Joseph Cari , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1265819429

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Jessica Sorensen , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1275789984

Physician Assistant

Alanna Thomas , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1386127868

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Kristina Stange , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1760036107

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active March 17, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 17, 2014

Registered at 206 W COUNTY LINE RD, SUITE 340, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 801292318 (Tel: 3038886426)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address March 17, 2014

Registered at 206 W COUNTY LINE RD, SUITE 340, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 801292318 (Tel: 3038886426)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 17, 2014

Recorded as CARA SHEPHERD, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 17, 2014

Physician Assistant (License #2140 in CO)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 06, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1467581165

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: March 06, 2007

Last Update: November 06, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

206 W County Line Rd, Suite 340

Highlands Ranch, CO 801292318

Phone: 3038886426

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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