What is Carol Schaffer's specialty?

Carol Schaffer (NPI 1831497288) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Albuquerque, NM.

Where does Carol Schaffer practice?

Carol Schaffer practices in Albuquerque, NM, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831497288.

How much does Medicare pay Carol Schaffer?

Carol Schaffer (NPI 1831497288) received approximately $17K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 56 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831497288

Carol SchafferNP-C

Nurse PractitionerAlbuquerque, NMI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

103

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

275

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$14K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,433 Nurse Practitioner providers in NM — above median (cohort median 219).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,202

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$178K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin271 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium214 claims

Lisinopril200 claims

Buspirone Hcl169 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium143 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carol Schaffer'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). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE SERVICES	51	140
HAVEN BEHAVIORAL SERVICES OF ALBUQUERQUE, LLC	50	67
Johnnie Vigil General Practice · Albuquerque, NM	39	93
ADVANCED CLINICAL LABORATORY SOLUTIONS,INC.	39	222
Bernalillo County Health Care Corporation Ambulance Service Provider · Albuquerque, NM	37	94
Anthony Holzgang Psychiatry · Albuquerque, NM	36	69
TRICORE REFERENCE LABORATORIES	29	112
NPI 1114165719	24	42
BAKHTIAR, PARVANEH	17	33
LOVELACE HEALTH SYSTEM LLC	16	34
Dieter Boxmann Nurse Practitioner · Waterloo, IA	14	22
PHYSICIANS CHOICE LABORATORY SERVICES, LLC	13	43

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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