Ray Shepherd is a Respiratory physician affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University. OpenAlex indexes 85 publications with 1,587 citations (h-index 15); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study matched to this name.
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
1250 E Marshall St
Richmond, VA 232985051
Telephone
828-216-1804Registry record last updated 20 Dec 2012.
Clinical trials
- Cryospray Therapy for Benign Airway Stenosis
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov where the overall official or a site investigator name-matches this physician, confirmed against known institution/geography. Latest few shown; the full list is part of the full profile.
Industry payments
10 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- United Therapeutics CorporationProgram year20251 payment
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.Program year20241 payment
- Galvanize Therapeutics, IncProgram year20241 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Respiratory
66.1%Corticosteroid31.5%Trelegy Ellipta65%Fluticasone Propionate22%Breztri Aerosphere14%Part D<11 patientsbeta2-Adrenergic Agonist25.4%Albuterol Sulfate Hfa77%Ventolin Hfa23%Part D<11 patients+ 1 more class in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
26.4%Corticosteroid16.3%Prednisone100%Part D≥15 patientsProton pump inhibitor10.2%Esomeprazole Magnesium57%Omeprazole43%Part D<11 patientsAnti-infectives
7.5%Macrolide Antimicrobial7.5%Azithromycin100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Secukinumab Associated Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2025 - Post-Thoracentesis Ultrasound Versus Chest Radiography for the Evaluation of Effusion Evacuation and Lung Reexpansion: A Multicenter Study
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2025 - Sustained Clinical Benefits of Spiration Valve System in Patients with Severe Emphysema: 24-Month Follow-Up of EMPROVE
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
2023 - Use of Mitomycin-C in Laryngotracheal Stenosis
Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
2023
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