Alexander Shepherd, MD

UT Health San Antonio

Schedule an appointment: 210-358-4000

Overview

Practice Locations

Insurance

Specialty: Internal Medicine

Board Affiliation/Certification: American Board of Clinical Pharmacology

Education: School of Medicine University of St. Andrews, 1969

Residency: University of Dundee, 1972

Fellowships: University of Dundee, 1975

Languages: English

Gender: Male

University Hospital

4502 Medical Drive
San Antonio,TX 78229

210-358-4000

Location Details

Insurance Accepted: 6 Degrees - Transplant; 90 Degree Benefits - Third Party Administrator; Administrative Concepts - Third Party Administrator; Aetna (Coventry) - Work Comp/Auto; Aetna Better Health - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn; Aetna Better Health - Medicaid STAR; Aetna Health - Commercial (Choice POS II, Elect Choice EPO, Exchange (Silver/Gold HMO)); Aetna Health - Commercial (HMO, Managed Choice POS, Meritain, Open Choice PPO); Aetna Health - Commercial (QPOS, SAISD, Select); Aetna Health - Medicaid Dual Preferred (HMO D-SNP); Aetna Health - Medicare Advantage (Eagle PPO, Freedom PPO, Premier HMO, Prime HMO, Value Plus PPO); Aetna Health - Transplant ONLY; Allegiance - Universal Benefits Consortium; Allied Benefit Systems - Third Party Administrator; Allwell (Superior HealthPlan) - Medicare Advantage; Ancira Enterprises - Direct Employer; Benefit Administrative Systems - Third Party Administrator; BlueCross BlueShield (Federal Programs) - Commercial (Federal - All Products); BlueCross BlueShield (Out-of-State) - Commercial (Out of State - Blue Card Program Only); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (Blue Premier HMO, Blue Choice PPO); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (CHIP, Blue Advantagage HMO, Blue Essentials HMO); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Commercial (ERS, TRS, State of TX Employees); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - HPN/EPO (Narrow Network); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO); BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Traditional/Par Network; BlueCross BlueShield of Texas - Transplant Network; Care Improvement Plus - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); Century Healthcare - Third Party Administrator; CHAMPVA - Governmental; Cigna - Employer Specific Network (United Benefits Consortium); Cigna - Employer Specific Network (USAA Employees & Dependents Only); Cigna Health Spring - Medicare Advantage (WellMed); Community First Health Plans - CHIP/CHIP Perinate Newborn; Community First Health Plans - Commercial (HMO, Exchange); Community First Health Plans - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); Community First Health Plans - Medicare Advantage (HMO); Community First Health Plans - University Family Care Plan; Curative - Commercial (All Products); Driscoll Health Plan - Medicaid (All products); EBSO Benefits - Third Party Administrator; El Paso Health - CHIP; El Paso Health - Medicaid STAR; Employers Health Network - Commerical (PPO); Entrust - Third Party Administrator; First Health - Commercial (All Products); FirstCare (Part of Baylor Scott & White) - Medicaid-STAR; Galaxy Health Network - Commercial (All products); Gilsbar - Third Party Administrator; Group and Pension Administrators - Third Party Administrator; HealthSmart (Accel) - Commercial (All products); HMA LLC - Third Party Administrator; Humana - Medicare Advantage (HMO, PPO, WellMed); Humana - Transplant Network; Humana Military - TRICARE East Region; Imagine 360 - Third Party Administrator; Imperial Health - Commercial (Exchange); Imperial Health Plan - Medicare Advantage; Independent Medical Systems - Commercial (PPO); Independent Medical Systems - Workers Compensation; Injury Management Organization - Workers Compensation; Interlink - Transplant Network; International Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator; Kempton Group Administrators - Third Party Administrator; Key Benefits Administrators - Third Party Administrator; LifeTrac - Transplant Network; Lucent Health - Third Party Administrator; Medicaid (Traditional) - Medicaid/Medicare; Molina Healthcare - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; Molina Healthcare - Commercial (Exchange); Molina Healthcare - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); Molina Healthcare - Medicare Advantage; Molina Healthcare - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; MultiPlan - Commercial (All products); OptumHealth - Transplant Network; Oscar - Commercial Exchange; Point Comfort Underwriters - Refugee Medical Assistance (Adults, Children); Prime Health Services - Commercial (PPO); Prime Health Services - Medicare Advantage (All Products); Prime Health Services - Workers Compensation; Private Healthcare Systems - Commercial (All Products); ProCare Advantage - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); Provider Network of America - Commercial (All Products); Provider Partners Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); SANA Benefits - Commercial (All Products); Scott & White Health Plan - Commercial (Exchange, HMO, PPO); Scott & White Health Plan - Medicaid/Medicare Advantage (All Products); Superior HealthPlan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; Superior HealthPlan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Health Foster Care, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); Superior HealthPlan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; Surest (United Healthcare) - Commercial (All Products); Texas Independence Health Plan - Medicare Advantage (Special Needs Plan); Three Rivers Provider Network (Contigo) - Commercial (PPO); Tokio Marine - Transplant Network; TriWest - TRICARE West Region; TriWest - VA Community Care Network; Trustmark Benefits (f/k/a CoreSource) - Third Party Administrator; UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Charter EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Choice Plus POS/PPO/Choice Plus-HAS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Compass EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Core and Core Choice Plus EPO/HMO); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Doctors Plan EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Heritage EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Indemnity); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Navigate EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Nexus ACO/EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (PPO); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Commercial (Select Plus EPO/HMO/POS); UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (AARP Plans, Complete Care Plans, Erickson Advantage Plans); UnitedHealthcare - Medicare Advantage (UnitedHealthcare Group Plans, WellMed); UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); UnitedHealthcare Community Plan - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; Universal Benefits Consortium (Allegiance) - Direct Contract with TPA/Broker for select ISDs; University of Incarnate Word - Direct Contact with Employer; Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (Multiple Payers); Velocity National Provider Network - Commercial (PPO); Veterans Administration - Governmental; WebTPA - Third Party Administrator; WellCare - Medicare Advantage; WellMed (Gonzaba Medical Group IPA) - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only); WellMed - Medicare Advantage (Cigna HealthSpring, Humana, United Healthcare, WellPoint); WellPoint (Gonzaba) - Medicare Advantage (TRANSPLANTS ONLY); WellPoint - CHIP/CHIP Perinate; WellPoint - Commercial (Exchange); WellPoint - Medicaid (STAR, STAR Kids, STAR PLUS); WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (All Products); WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (Transplant Only); WellPoint - Medicare Advantage (WellMed); WellPoint - Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligible Plans; Zelis - Third Party Administrator

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