Gary Schaer, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Chicago, IL
Gary Schaer, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1447279237, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-079405, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Schaer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 036-079405 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-5020
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 942-4039
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111215000481); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Schaer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-079405Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
6,401 Medicare Part D claims for 652 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium806 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate560 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium555 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate540 claims
- Ezetimibe491 claims
- Carvedilol315 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Schaer among 320 interventional cardiology physician records in Illinois
Gary Schaer, M.D. is one of 320 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 96% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2002 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 320 interventional cardiology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Fareed Moses Collado, MDChicago, IL 606121275763708
- Faisal Hasan, M. D.Chicago, IL 606121710922505
- Neeraj Jolly, MDChicago, IL 606121366503195
- Ashvarya Mangla, MDChicago, IL 606121457580680
- Raed Qarajeh, MDChicago, IL 606121598250425
- Proddutur Reddy, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121184712481
Common questions
What is Gary Schaer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gary Schaer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447279237, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Schaer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Schaer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-079405, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Schaer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Schaer, M.D. had 6,401 Medicare Part D claims for 652 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.