What is Robert Shaffer's specialty?

Robert Shaffer (NPI 1528002151) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Birmingham, AL.

Where does Robert Shaffer practice?

Robert Shaffer practices in Birmingham, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528002151.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Shaffer?

Robert Shaffer (NPI 1528002151) received approximately $86K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 435 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528002151

Robert ShafferM.D.

GastroenterologyBirmingham, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

694

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

879

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$73K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 163 Gastroenterology providers in AL — above median (cohort median 808).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,543

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium537 claims

Famotidine206 claims

Sod Sulf/Pot Chloride/Mag Sulf167 claims

Omeprazole146 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates135 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.6

Quality

61.9

Cost

79.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

97.0

Payment adjustment

0.28%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$299K

Payment records

333

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$266K

Travel and Lodging$21K

Food and Beverage$7K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$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$266K

Travel and Lodging$21K

Food and Beverage$7K

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$4K

Consulting Fee$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert Shaffer'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). 38 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	164	388
Margaret Campbell Arndt Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Birmingham, AL	82	133
Robert Loudon Gastroenterology · Alabaster, AL	77	124
Bradley Rubery Gastroenterology · Alabaster, AL	62	92
Barry Martin Anesthesiology · Birmingham, AL	54	89
Scott Thompson Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	43	75
SIMMONS, BERNIS	42	59
Marc Bloomston Anesthesiology · Birmingham, AL	40	64
NPI 1215932389	39	70
Scott Akin Diagnostic Radiology · Vestavia, AL	37	60
Julian Druhan Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	36	78
William Lopez Gastroenterology · Birmingham, AL	33	79

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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