Dr. Aurora Yllana-Shepperd, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Yllana-Shepperd
Dr. Aurora Yllana-Shepperd is a family medicine in Kingwood, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Yllana-Shepperd performed 5,121 Medicare services across 3,271 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Yllana-Shepperd received a total of $9,247 from 49 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 536 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Yllana-Shepperd is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 516 | $43 | $525 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 446 | $10 | $94 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 418 | $8 | $69 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 381 | $84 | $894 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 372 | $9 | $86 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 340 | $13 | $119 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 296 | $16 | $149 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 236 | $60 | $610 |
| Vitamin D level test | 190 | $29 | $263 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 183 | $15 | $134 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 136 | $124 | $958 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 109 | $9 | $80 |
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 102 | $30 | $325 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 101 | $3 | $28 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 97 | $37 | $418 |
| Uric acid level test | 85 | $4 | $40 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 84 | $6 | $51 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 83 | $5 | $46 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, total | 81 | $14 | $126 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 74 | $1 | $14 |
| Iron level test | 72 | $6 | $58 |
| Transferrin (iron binding protein) level | 71 | $12 | $113 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 67 | $13 | $121 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 65 | $37 | $519 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | 55 | $16 | $141 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 51 | $10 | $137 |
| Psa (prostate specific antigen) measurement, free | 49 | $18 | $164 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 43 | $14 | $187 |
| Folic acid level test | 32 | $14 | $131 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 29 | $109 | $1,352 |
| Magnesium level test | 28 | $7 | $60 |
| Bone density scan (DEXA) | 27 | $29 | $254 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 25 | $18 | $164 |
| Chest X-ray, 2 views | 23 | $15 | $169 |
| Parathyroid hormone level test | 23 | $40 | $367 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 23 | $7 | $140 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 20 | $17 | $151 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 19 | $3 | $24 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 18 | $14 | $157 |
| Detection test by immunofluorescent technique for influenza b virus | 13 | $12 | $107 |
| Detection test by immunofluorescent technique for influenza a virus | 13 | $16 | $129 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus | 13 | $35 | $800 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 12 | $159 | $1,371 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for family medicine in TX.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Yllana-Shepperd is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 6%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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