What is Brian Schafer's specialty?

Brian Schafer (NPI 1821099037) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Where does Brian Schafer practice?

Brian Schafer practices in Cape Girardeau, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1821099037.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Schafer?

Brian Schafer (NPI 1821099037) received approximately $472K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 635 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1821099037

Brian SchaferMD

PRACTICEORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryCape Girardeau, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,021

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

24,656

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$446K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 457 Orthopedic Surgery providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 1,114).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

612

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam176 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen174 claims

Tramadol Hcl112 claims

Celecoxib71 claims

Amoxicillin57 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

67.1

Quality

85.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-0.95%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$685

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$685

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian 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). 32 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER	225	1,148
HUNTER, DAVID	70	129
KNEIBERT CLINIC LLC	64	212
Christopher Murdock Diagnostic Radiology · Chesterfield, MO	39	98
Huan Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	35	126
Jeffrey Gremmels Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	31	119
Blair Gill Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	31	113
David Mueller Diagnostic Radiology · Cape Girardeau, MO	29	55
TAYLOR, PHILIP	23	62
WILLIAMS, CRAIG	21	59
SOUTHEAST HEALTH CENTER OF RIPLEY COUNTY	20	74
HAMMOND, BILLY A	19	51

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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