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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1265404982

Christopher SchaefferMD

PRACTICECONNECT MEDICAL, P.C.See all providers at this practice →
Internal MedicineBuffalo, NYI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (8)

CCN 331502
Hospice
CCN 331554
Hospice
CCN 330005
Hospital
CCN 330078
Hospital
CCN 330229
Hospital
CCN 335326
Nursing home
CCN 335391
Nursing home
CCN 335485
Nursing home
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
91.0
Quality
80.2
Cost
72.9
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
0.67%
Group
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$203
Payment records
3
By payment type
Food and Beverage$203
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$203
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
5,010
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$424K
Distinct drugs
108
Brand share
30.7%
Top prescribed drugs
Apixaban316 claims
Sertraline Hcl187 claims
Levothyroxine Sodium177 claims
Furosemide167 claims
Atorvastatin Calcium165 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
255
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
648
Distinct HCPCS
5
Medicare payment
$53K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 7,864 Internal Medicine providers in NY — above median (cohort median 552).
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Schaeffer'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). 6 inbound referrers · 12 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
FREER, JACK2769
Lasalle Ambulance Inc
Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY
26106
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION22104
NPI 10634885421661
Anthony Mangano
Diagnostic Radiology · New Hartford, NY
1449
HAQ, SYED1245
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
KALEIDA HEALTH138879
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION2577
Quest Diagnostics Of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Clinical Laboratory · Pittsburgh, PA
2360
KENMORE MERCY HOSPITAL1576
VISITING NURSING ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN NEW YORK, INC.1557
Roberto Diaz Del Carpio
Internal Medicine · Buffalo, NY
1553
FREER, JACK1436
Ankita Bahuva
Internal Medicine · Evansville, IN
1372
Rebecca Calabrese
Internal Medicine · Buffalo, NY
13181
Lasalle Ambulance Inc
Ambulance Service Provider · Buffalo, NY
1376
Pojchawan Yampikulsakul
Internal Medicine · Orlando, FL
1254
Anthony Mangano
Diagnostic Radiology · New Hartford, NY
1128
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.