What is Michael Schafer's specialty?

Michael Schafer (NPI 1538240007) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Omaha, NE.

Where does Michael Schafer practice?

Michael Schafer practices in Omaha, NE, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538240007.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Schafer?

Michael Schafer (NPI 1538240007) received approximately $173K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 880 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538240007

Michael SchaferMD

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GastroenterologyOmaha, NEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,121

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,180

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$142K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 72 Gastroenterology providers in NE — below median (cohort median 5,668).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

692

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$188K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium160 claims

Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg159 claims

Omeprazole88 claims

Lipase/Protease/Amylase37 claims

Mesalamine28 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$11K

Payment records

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$9K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$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$9K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Schafer'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). 67 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NEBRASKA METHODIST HOSPITAL	311	1,073
Midwest Endoscopy Services Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Omaha, NE	68	97
NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER	67	206
GIBSON, MERLYN	49	120
Physicians Laboratory Services, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Omaha, NE	44	145
Kerry Bernal Pathology · Omaha, NE	41	74
Randal Cassling Cardiology · Omaha, NE	40	80
Edmund Fiksinski Cardiology · Omaha, NE	37	85
Kevin Cawley Diagnostic Radiology · Eden Prairie, MN	36	82
Ryan Dvorak Diagnostic Radiology · Omaha, NE	36	67
David Hilger Diagnostic Radiology · Lincoln, NE	36	75
Joseph Tiojanco Anesthesiology · Omaha, NE	35	62

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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