Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Charleston, SC
Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1770591760, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 897, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Stephen Schafer
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 897 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2145 Henry Tecklenburg Dr Ste 220, Charleston, SC 29414
- Phone
- (843) 723-8823
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Fax
- (843) 766-6551
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031113000515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2145 Henry Tecklenburg Dr Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Stephen Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 897Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
373 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 160 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Methylprednisolone44 claims
- Diazepam31 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 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: $92.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Roper Saint Francis Physicians NetworkN Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Stephen Schafer among 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina
Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C is one of 295 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2016 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in South Carolina
There are 295 surgical physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 295 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Germaine Aprill, PA-CCharleston, SC 294141033468434
- William Boring, PA-CCharleston, SC 294141376776815
- Leigh Daley, P.A.Charleston, SC 294141497819221
- Kate Eden, PACharleston, SC 294141225142300
- Matthew Fabyanic, PA-CCharleston, SC 294141629049697
- Larry Harris, PACharleston, SC 294141538197306
- Kelly Kruse, PACCharleston, SC 294141942235247
- Summer Landers, PA-CCharleston, SC 294141750654646
Common questions
What is Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770591760, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2145 Henry Tecklenburg Dr Ste 220, Charleston, SC, 29414. Phone: (843) 723-8823. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 897, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Stephen Schafer, PA-C had 373 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.