What is Scott Schaefer's specialty?

Scott Schaefer (NPI 1295843225) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Edina, MN.

Where does Scott Schaefer practice?

Scott Schaefer practices in Edina, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1295843225.

How much does Medicare pay Scott Schaefer?

Scott Schaefer (NPI 1295843225) received approximately $184K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 863 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1295843225

Scott SchaeferM.D.

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OphthalmologyEdina, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,564

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,733

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$179K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 303 Ophthalmology providers in MN — above median (cohort median 1,199).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,771

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$185K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost981 claims

Prednisolone Acetate333 claims

Timolol Maleate312 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine268 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl248 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

85.5

Quality

80.4

Cost

74.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

96.0

Payment adjustment

0.44%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$170

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$170

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$170

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Scott Schaefer'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). 4 inbound referrers · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ridges Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Burnsville, MN	30	69
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION	26	65
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	24	32
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	19	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	65	149
ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM	39	49
MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM-SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION	24	41
PARK NICOLLET METHODIST HOSPITAL	20	27
ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM	19	41
BERNTSON, DANIEL	19	46
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	17	20
Ridges Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Burnsville, MN	17	23
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	14	19
SCHUMACHER, SHIELA	14	24
Mohit Dewan Ophthalmology · Woodbury, MN	13	21
Quest Diagnostics Llc Il Clinical Laboratory · Wood Dale, IL	13	16

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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