What is James Schafer's specialty?

James Schafer (NPI 1972501765) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Lansing, MI.

Where does James Schafer practice?

James Schafer practices in Lansing, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972501765.

How much does Medicare pay James Schafer?

James Schafer (NPI 1972501765) received approximately $61K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 897 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972501765

James SchaferMD

CardiologyLansing, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,287

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,481

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$57K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 628 Cardiology providers in MI — below median (cohort median 1,777).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,283

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.5M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

19.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Rosuvastatin Calcium1,309 claims

Metoprolol Succinate912 claims

Amlodipine Besylate651 claims

Apixaban628 claims

Losartan Potassium587 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 James 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). 140 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	1,107	5,049
MCLAREN GREATER LANSING	365	1,412
Kenneth Thorp Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	159	313
Ronald Voice Cardiology · Hancock, MI	144	769
John Ip Cardiology · Lansing, MI	123	564
Anthony Armada Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	119	221
Gaurav Dhar Cardiology · Little Rock, AR	111	472
BYRD, TRICIA	106	219
Appa Bandi Cardiology · Lansing, MI	104	394
Dale Leffler Interventional Cardiology · Holland, MI	103	771
Jerome Cordes Diagnostic Radiology · Lansing, MI	101	193
Carlos Fernandez Interventional Cardiology · Lansing, MI	96	352

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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