NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara J. Schaefer, APN

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse · Chicago, IL

Barbara J. Schaefer, APN is a medical-surgical registered nurse with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1316159445, issued on May 3, 2007. Check the license with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316159445
Name
Barbara J. Schaefer
Credential
APN
Primary taxonomy
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse 163WM0705X
Practice location
645 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 908-5566
Enumerated
May 3, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(312) 908-5564
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 645 N Michigan Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Chad Achenbach, MDInfectious Disease Physician1548278674
  2. Kim Berg, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1720236359
  3. Ramona BhatiaInternal Medicine Physician1790930600
  4. Kenneth Cohen, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1952366551
  5. Susan Cohn, MDInfectious Disease Physician1306861091
  6. Sanja Dragovic, MDOphthalmology Physician1902062276

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $21.72

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 41 providers of this specialty with any payment received $255.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Barbara Schaefer$21.72
  2. Specialty average$255.29

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Barbara J. Schaefer among 69 medical-surgical registered nurse records in Illinois

Barbara J. Schaefer, APN is one of 69 medical-surgical registered nurse records with a practice address in Illinois. 1% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 3% of these records are older, 75% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 0% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 163WM0705X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse providers in Illinois

There are 69 medical-surgical registered nurse records in Illinois.

The 8 medical-surgical registered nurse records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Hellstedt, APNChicago, IL 606111265640999
  2. Grace ZhaoChicago, IL 606111720964059
  3. Krystal CheungChicago, IL 606121780504894
  4. Margaret Debski, MSN, RNChicago, IL 606121114816733
  5. Terri Green, RNChicago, IL 606121083053540
  6. Tanya KornelsenChicago, IL 606121952155798
  7. Mary Ware, RNChicago, IL 606121053444067
  8. Deena Alaraj, NPChicago, IL 606141275429631

Common questions

What is Barbara J. Schaefer, APN's NPI number?

Barbara J. Schaefer, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316159445, issued on May 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara J. Schaefer, APN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 908-5566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara J. Schaefer, APN's license?

Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.