What is Neil Schaffner's specialty?

Neil Schaffner (NPI 1184684953) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Opelika, AL.

Where does Neil Schaffner practice?

Neil Schaffner practices in Opelika, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1184684953.

How much does Medicare pay Neil Schaffner?

Neil Schaffner (NPI 1184684953) received approximately $22K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 243 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1184684953

Neil SchaffnerM.D.

Internal MedicineOpelika, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

253

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

315

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,263 Internal Medicine providers in AL — bottom quintile (cohort median 839).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,296

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

66.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium394 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium380 claims

Tirzepatide372 claims

Pioglitazone Hcl186 claims

Dapaglifloz Propaned/Metformin185 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.3

Quality

78.9

Cost

72.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.47%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$87K

Payment records

232

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$78K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$4K

Consulting Fee$1K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$78K

Travel and Lodging$5K

Food and Beverage$4K

Consulting Fee$1K

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Neil Schaffner's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 7 inbound referrers · 17 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY	222	914
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	40	86
Johnathan Hadley Diagnostic Radiology · Ft. Benning, GA	15	22
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	15	47
Gordon Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Montgomery, AL	12	20
Donald Rhodes Interventional Radiology · Opelika, AL	12	20
Kevin Jackson Internal Medicine · Opelika, AL	11	60

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY	135	431
Carla Hudson Nurse Practitioner · Opelika, AL	55	133
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	29	69
RUSSELL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	20	56
David Downs Diagnostic Radiology · Montgomery, AL	18	34
Johnathan Hadley Diagnostic Radiology · Ft. Benning, GA	17	26
INTERNAL MEDICINE LAB.	17	44
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tucker, GA	15	28
IVY CREEK OF TALLAPOOSA, LLC	13	28
Donald Rhodes Interventional Radiology · Opelika, AL	13	29
Rona Beth Holmes Dermatology · Auburn, AL	13	27
Gary Leung Diagnostic Radiology · Montgomery, AL	12	24

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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