Daniel Shepherd, MD
Neurological Surgery · Fayetteville, ARNPI 1164717518
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (41.6%), consulting fees and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 16 manufacturers reported payments, led by Camber Spine Technologies LLC at 51.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $5,090 and has fallen 65.9% since, to $1,736 in 2025.
Across 52 payments — averaging $191.99 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Camber Spine Technologies LLC$5K
- Life Spine, Inc.$1K
- Zimvie Inc.$1K
- The Institute Of Musculoskeletal Science And Education$684
- Highridge Medical LLC$549
- Biedermann Motech, Inc.$235
- plus $538 from 10 others
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$4,00040%
- Travel & lodging$4,15542%
- Food & beverage$1,82818%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Camber Spine Technologies LLC | 10 | $5,117 |
| Life Spine, Inc. | 9 | $1,476 |
| Zimvie Inc. | 9 | $1,385 |
| The Institute Of Musculoskeletal Science And Education | 3 | $684 |
| Highridge Medical LLC | 6 | $549 |
| Biedermann Motech, Inc. | 3 | $235 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | 2 | $178 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 1 | $91 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $87 |
| Stryker | 1 | $35 |
| Merck | 1 | $33 |
| Zap Surgical Systems, Inc. | 1 | $28 |
| Cerapedics Inc. | 1 | $26 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $24 |
| Caris MPI, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Novartis | 1 | $13 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- TruLift$1,297
- ProLift$1,297
- ARx$1,297
- GRUVE ANTERIOR CERVICAL PLATE System$1,297
- Mobi-C$1,220
- ProLink Barb$831
- Arx SAI$466
- The Tether$259
- MOSS100 Pedicle Screw System$167
- Spine-None$119
- Evoke$115
How this compares
$9,983 in reported general payments places this provider in the 70th percentile of 64 neurological surgery providers in Arkansas.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Naloxone Hcl | 46 | $2,934 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 81 | $1,589 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 72 | $945 |
| Methocarbamol | 56 | $818 |
| Ondansetron OdtOndansetron | 14 | $60 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in Fayetteville
- James BlankenshipFayetteville$217K
- John BarrFayetteville$3K
- Larry ArmstrongFayetteville$2K
- Brent PetersonFayetteville$680
- Sen ShengFayetteville$311
- Erika PetersenLittle Rock$663K
- Keith NorvillHot Springs$91K
- Muhammad KandelHot Springs$76K
- John DayLittle Rock$44K
- Dominic MaggioLittle Rock$34K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.