Janet Shepherd
Gynecology · Denver, CONPI 1255546222
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $240,808 of the $288,046 with a category attached, or 83.6%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Merck at 48.2% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $92,176 and has fallen 77.8% since, to $20,480 in 2025. Among gynecology clinicians in CO with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 429 payments — averaging $671.44 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Merck$139K
- Organon$90K
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$58K
- Bayer$2K
- Astellas Pharma Global Development$40
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$10,1254%
- Speaking & faculty fees$240,80884%
- Travel & lodging$32,41911%
- Food & beverage$4,6942%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Merck | 181 | $138,866 |
| Organon | 178 | $89,596 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | 63 | $57,696 |
| Bayer | 6 | $1,848 |
| Astellas Pharma Global Development | 1 | $40 |
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.
How this compares
$288,046 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 31 gynecology providers in Colorado.
Other gynecology in Denver
- Mandi BemanDenver$29K
- Arthur WaldbaumDenver$23K
- Michael MooreDenver$8K
- Paula VasichkoDenver$5K
- Kristinell KeilDenver$3K
- Katherine DuganDenver$1K
- Sybil DessieDenver$1K
- Brenda KluherzDenver$890
- Alexander ShapiroDenver$711
- Gretchen BrunoDenver$32
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.