PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649220641

Nichole SchaeferMD

PRACTICEST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF DULUTHSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeDuluth, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

214

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

283

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$21K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,349 Family Practice providers in MN — below median (cohort median 523).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,939

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$503K

Distinct drugs

136

Brand share

21.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium367 claims

Omeprazole367 claims

Lisinopril327 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium314 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen295 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nichole 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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BENEDICTINE CARE CENTERS	16	32
SMDC MEDICAL CENTER	13	41
Laszlo Tekler Cardiology · Duluth, MN	12	30

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history