Benjamin Schaefer, PA
Physician Assistant · Grand Rapids, MI
Benjamin Schaefer, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1356444335, issued on Sep 6, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5601002449, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Schaefer
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601002449 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 459-6867
- Enumerated
- Sep 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (616) 459-6963
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040224000038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601002449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
1,809 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen75 claims
- Lisinopril74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium59 claims
- Omeprazole55 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $619.52
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Willis F Gaffney MD PCStanton, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Schaefer among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Benjamin Schaefer, PA is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
913 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 913 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Schaefer, PA's NPI number?
Benjamin Schaefer, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356444335, issued on Sep 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Schaefer, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Michigan St NE, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 459-6867. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Schaefer, PA's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601002449, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benjamin Schaefer, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Schaefer, PA had 1,809 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.