Gary Robert Schafer, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Forest City, NC
Gary Robert Schafer, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1306889134, issued on Jun 13, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 36033, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Robert Schafer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 36033 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 Daniel RD, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 286-9036
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070105000382); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Robert Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 36033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
9,140 Medicare Part D claims for 978 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta1,703 claims
- Azithromycin1,443 claims
- Breo Ellipta998 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa969 claims
- Montelukast Sodium927 claims
- Prednisone439 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): 95.4 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: $16.24
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Insmed, Inc. 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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Robert Schafer among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Gary Robert Schafer, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Carmine Dalto, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541871553131
- Azeem Elahi, MDGastonia, NC 280541780811091
- Wesley Golding, AGACNPGastonia, NC 280541386301976
- Jay Hendler, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541467412171
- Mikell Jarratt, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541497785604
- Narayan Neupane, MDGastonia, NC 280541255578878
Common questions
What is Gary Robert Schafer, MD's NPI number?
Gary Robert Schafer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306889134, issued on Jun 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Robert Schafer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 Daniel RD, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 286-9036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Robert Schafer, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 36033, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Robert Schafer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Robert Schafer, MD had 9,140 Medicare Part D claims for 978 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Robert Schafer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.