Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Great Falls, MT
Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Great Falls, Montana, and NPI 1609951631, issued on Oct 26, 2006. Check the license (Montana 6855, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dale Michael Schaefer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 6855 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 28TH St S, Great Falls, MT 59405
- Phone
- (406) 454-0375
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2024
- Fax
- (406) 454-0377
- Medicaid ID
- 0000089726 MT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040130000992); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1300 28TH St S
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Verify Dale Michael Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 6855Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $209.67
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Benefis Hospitals IncGreat Falls, MT · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Dale Michael Schaefer among 39 neurological surgery physician records in Montana
Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D. is one of 39 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Montana. 77% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2002 among the 27 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Montana
There are 39 neurological surgery physician records in Montana.
All 39 in Montana → Every provider in Great Falls → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benny Brandvold, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051760520084
- Paul Gorsuch, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051598834228
- Kristin Huntoon, D.O, PHDGreat Falls, MT 594051043650229
- James Macnutt, DOGreat Falls, MT 594051760618862
- John Van Gilder, MDGreat Falls, MT 594051437233269
- John Schneider, M.D.Billings, MT 591021811988975
- Michael Copeland, MD PHDBillings, MT 591011386623726
- Eugen Dolan, MDBillings, MT 591011659455129
Common questions
What is Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609951631, issued on Oct 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 28TH St S, Great Falls, MT, 59405. Phone: (406) 454-0375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 6855, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Dale Michael Schaefer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.