Derek Shafer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Omaha, NE
Derek Shafer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1568810711, issued on May 28, 2016. Check the license (Nebraska 7661, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Shafer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 7661 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 42 ND And Emile, Omaha, NE 68198
- Phone
- (402) 559-4000
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190627000728); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 42 ND And Emile
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Verify Derek Shafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 7661Check 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 family medicine physician in 2024
7,908 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium546 claims
- Lisinopril339 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium299 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate279 claims
- Metformin Hcl269 claims
- Losartan Potassium248 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: $23.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Box Butte General HospitalAlliance, NE · Critical Access Hospitals4 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.
Derek Shafer among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Derek Shafer, M.D. is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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 2016, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
461 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Omaha
They are 461 of the 33,911 NPPES records with a practice address in Omaha, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Derek Shafer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Derek Shafer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568810711, issued on May 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Shafer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 42 ND And Emile, Omaha, NE, 68198. Phone: (402) 559-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Shafer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 7661, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Shafer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Shafer, M.D. had 7,908 Medicare Part D claims for 495 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.