Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD
Surgery Physician · Watertown, SD
Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1790077022, issued on May 4, 2011. Check the license (South Dakota 9864, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jacob Steven Schaeffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 9864 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201
- Phone
- (605) 882-7000
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160914001102); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jacob Steven Schaeffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 9864Check 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 surgery physician in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G125 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl58 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes20 claims
- Omeprazole16 claims
- Metronidazole11 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: $69.78
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was PolyNovo North America LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Prairie Lakes Health Care System IncWatertown, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jacob Steven Schaeffer among 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota
Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD is one of 114 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 84% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 surgery physician records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 10 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roger Carter, MDWatertown, SD 572011225017809
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- Gregory Gerrish, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011992097703
- Nicholas Harms, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011295965457
- Kristopher Johnson, MDWatertown, SD 572011265994446
- Kendra Kamlitz, MDWatertown, SD 572011518279223
- Alan Lawrence, MDWatertown, SD 572011265490288
Common questions
What is Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD's NPI number?
Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790077022, issued on May 4, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 882-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 9864, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jacob Steven Schaeffer, MD had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 223 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.