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- 1250 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298
About Dr. Shepherd
Ray W. Shepherd, M.D. practices pulmonary disease in Richmond, VA. Ray is also listed as specializing in internal medicine and critical care medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Ray cared for 345 Medicare patients across 432 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more, and subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes. The provider's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639263940.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (828) 216-1804
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1250 E MARSHALL ST
Richmond, VA 23298
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
432 services · 345 patients · 13 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | Procedure | 31654 |
27 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Procedure | 32555 |
26 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe | Procedure | 31628 |
24 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | Procedure | 31627 |
24 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Needle biopsy of windpipe cartilage, airway, and/or lung using an endoscope | Procedure | 31629 |
19 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | Procedure | 31652 |
15 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
155 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
37 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
31 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | Office visit | 99291 |
27 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Richmond 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 15 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1996 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound 7
Providers in VA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Ray W. Shepherd specialize in?
Ray W. Shepherd is a lung specialist in Richmond, VA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Ray W. Shepherd located?
Ray W. Shepherd is listed at 1250 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA 23298. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Ray W. Shepherd's phone number?
The number on file is (828) 216-1804. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Ray W. Shepherd's NPI number?
Ray W. Shepherd's National Provider Identifier is 1639263940. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Ray W. Shepherd train?
Ray W. Shepherd attended Other, graduating in 1996. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Ray W. Shepherd been practicing?
Ray W. Shepherd has 30 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1996, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Ray W. Shepherd do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Ray W. Shepherd performs procedures including exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound, aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance and biopsy of lobe of lung using an endoscope, 1 lobe, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Ray W. Shepherd confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Ray W. Shepherd. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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