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Orthopedic Surgery • Orange, CA 92868 • NPI #1992792097 TOP 10% ORANGE CMS VOLUME

Dr. Michael Shepard, MD

280 S Main St, Ste 200, Orange, CA 92868 • +1-733-555-3464

Medical Education: Accredited U.S. Medical School (Class of 2017)

75 Active CMS HCPCS Codes
4.63/5
Waiting-Room Score
22 patient logs
$239.00
Fair Cash-Pay Benchmark

What This Doctor Actually Performs: CMS Medicare Utilization & Orange Percentiles

NPI #1992792097 • CBSA Regional • Orthopedic Surgery

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Operating out of Orange, CA (280 S Main St, Ste 200), Orthopedic Surgery clinician Dr. Michael Shepard, MD (accredited MD/DO training, 2017) maintains a top-decile high-throughput specialist (97.22th percentile in Orange) (97.16th CA percentile; Z-score +1.72σ across 24,475 documented services) with sub-specialty concentration in 75 Active CMS HCPCS Codes.

Granular CPT/HCPCS billing distribution at 280 S Main St, Ste 200 shows Dr. Michael Shepard's primary concentration in Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation (code 99213: 1018x/yr, 97.22th local percentile) alongside Major Joint (Knee/Shoulder/Hip) Aspiration or Injection (20610: 764x/yr, $42–$58).

Direct cash-pay transparency modeling sets Dr. Shepard's baseline new-consult rate near $239.00 in Orange, CA (cash-pay accepted, hybrid in-clinic and telehealth video consults, 18-minute average reception wait).

Patients evaluating Dr. Michael Shepard in ZIP 92868 note 9 years of post-doctoral tenure (null, 2017) alongside 46.1 annual CMS procedures per patient.

Orange Percentile 97.22th

Top 10% Orthopedic Surgery volume leader in Orange, CA

CA State Percentile 97.16th

24,475 annual services across 531 beneficiaries

Regional Volume Z-Score +1.715σ

Standard deviations from CA Orthopedic Surgery mean utilization

Top Billed HCPCS/CPT Procedures & GPCI Self-Pay Cash Benchmarks

HCPCS Clinical Procedure Description Annual Volume Local Pct Est. Cash Range
99213 Focused Orthopedic Joint & Spine Mobility Evaluation 1,018 97.22th $40 – $55
20610 Major Joint (Knee/Shoulder/Hip) Aspiration or Injection 764 99.5th $42 – $58
73562 Radiologic Weight-Bearing 3-View Knee Examination 537 99.22th $25 – $40
99203 New Patient Musculoskeletal Injury & Surgical Triage 311 97.22th $57 – $78
27447 Total Knee Arthroplasty Joint Reconstruction 198 99.22th $366 – $502
96372 Therapeutic Subcutaneous/Intramuscular Injection Administration (75 HCPCS billing breadth) 21,647 97.22th $45 – $65
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Dr. Michael Shepard, MD Fair Cash-Pay & Waiting-Room Scorecard

Metric Verified Benchmark Source
Dr. Shepard National Provider Identifier NPI #1992792097 (MD) CMS NPPES Registry (92868)
Dr. Shepard Orange CMS Volume Rank 97.22th Pct (24,475 CMS svcs; Z +1.715σ) CMS Medicare Part B (CA Orthopedic Surgery)
Fair Cash-Pay New-Patient Benchmark $239.00 (CPT 99204 GPCI Benchmark) CMS Geographic Practice Cost Index (Orange, CA)
Waiting-Room Wait Time & Cash Friendliness $239.00 avg paid • 18 min lobby wait 22 Anonymous Patient Reports
Listens Without Rushing & Modern Protocol Score 4.75/5 Listening • 4.91/5 Modern Labs CMS Provider Practice Cohort
Patient-Reported Clinic Experience

“Waiting Room” Patient Reality Scorecard

Real Wait Time
18 min
Lobby check-in to exam room
Cash-Pay Friendliness
Upfront Self-Pay
GPCI fair visit est. $239.00
Listens Without Rushing
4.75/5
Patient communication rating
Modern Protocol Openness
4.91/5
Preventive labs, GLP-1s & HRT
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