Joel W. Schaefer, MD
Surgery Physician · Grand Junction, CO
Joel W. Schaefer, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1558474676, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 40455, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel W. Schaefer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 40455 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2440 N 11TH St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
- Phone
- (970) 257-4777
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 30883342 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101021001259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2440 N 11TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Craig Andersen, MDSurgery Physician1164535340
- Megan Callahan, RDN, LDNRegistered Dietitian1275084782
- Jordan Campbell, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1609410307
- Dallin DaviesSurgical Physician Assistant1669915088
- Megan Dighero, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1356809941
- Katherine Donoher, RDObesity and Weight Management Nutrition Registered Dietitian1205505245
Verify Joel W. Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 40455Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 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: $76.57
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merit Medical Systems Inc. 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Aspen Valley Hospital DistrictAspen, CO
- Colorado Surgical Affiliates LLCGrand Junction, CO
- Grand River Hospital DistrictRifle, CO · Critical Access Hospitals
- Montrose Memorial Hospital, IncMontrose, CO
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).
Joel W. Schaefer among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado
Joel W. Schaefer, MD is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Colorado
There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.
All 608 in Colorado → Every provider in Grand Junction → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stuart Ackley, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011821001033
- Craig Andersen, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011164535340
- Michael Bradshaw, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011821101031
- Arline Burnell, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011740393958
- Eric Hanly, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815011447305818
- James Hanosh, MDGrand Junction, CO 815011932106549
- Steven Odell, DOGrand Junction, CO 815011083634349
- Douglas Rosendale, DOGrand Junction, CO 815011710088323
Common questions
What is Joel W. Schaefer, MD's NPI number?
Joel W. Schaefer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558474676, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel W. Schaefer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2440 N 11TH St, Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Phone: (970) 257-4777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel W. Schaefer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 40455, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel W. Schaefer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel W. Schaefer, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.