Edward William Schaefer, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Columbia, MD
Edward William Schaefer, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1275507444, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D18457, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward William Schaefer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- D18457 MD
D00018457 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10710 Charter Dr, Columbia, MD 21044
- Phone
- (410) 997-5944
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 997-1720
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100722000528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward William Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D18457Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
822 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta128 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa120 claims
- Montelukast Sodium95 claims
- Breo Ellipta68 claims
- Spiriva Respimat64 claims
- Prednisone26 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 16.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,879.44
72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Howard County Center For Lung And Sleep Medicine, LLCColumbia, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward William Schaefer among 342 pulmonary disease physician records in Maryland
Edward William Schaefer, MD is one of 342 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 78% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2000 among the 225 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Maryland
There are 342 pulmonary disease physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Edward William Schaefer, MD's NPI number?
Edward William Schaefer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275507444, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward William Schaefer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10710 Charter Dr, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (410) 997-5944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward William Schaefer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D18457, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward William Schaefer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward William Schaefer, MD had 822 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward William Schaefer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 16.9 of 100. 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.