Physician Profile
Unclaimed ProfileAbout SCHAFER
Based in Forest City, NC, Gary Robert Schafer, MD is listed in the NPI registry under pulmonary disease. Gary is also listed as specialising in internal medicine, critical care medicine, and sleep medicine.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
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Areas of Expertise
Common questions
What does Dr. Schafer specialise in?
Dr. Schafer is a pulmonary disease in Forest City, NC. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “PULMONARY DISEASE”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Schafer located?
Dr. Schafer is listed at 181 DANIEL RD, Forest City, NC 28043. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Schafer's phone number?
The number on file is (828) 286-9036. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Schafer's NPI number?
Dr. Schafer's National Provider Identifier is 1306889134. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Schafer go to medical school?
Dr. Schafer attended Other, graduating in 1986. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Schafer been practising?
Dr. Schafer has 40 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1986, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Schafer do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Schafer performs imaging including x-ray of chest, 2 views; provides treatments such as sleep study in sleep lab and sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Schafer confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Schafer. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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Licensing & Certification
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (828) 286-9036
- Email not available
Practice Locations
181 DANIEL RD
Forest City, NC 28043
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,493 services · 1,116 patients · 11 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | Imaging | 71046 |
11 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | Treatment | 95810 |
59 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | Treatment | 95811 |
54 |
| Test to measure lung airway sensitivity | Treatment | 94070 |
24 |
| Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free | Treatment | 90662 |
15 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
1,055 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99203 |
110 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more | Office visit | 99212 |
61 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
46 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
43 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1986 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
More connections — 8 related providers in 1 group
Also performs X-ray of chest, 2 views 8
Providers in NC who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Provider data sourced from the NPPES NPI Registry and CMS public datasets. Information is provided for reference and is not medical advice.