Joel Robert Schaffer, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Boston, MA
Joel Robert Schaffer, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1992955355, issued on Sep 23, 2008. Check the license (Massachusetts 248862, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Robert Schaffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 248862 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 732 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 414-0040
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121015000560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota, Duluth School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Robert Schaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 248862Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam11 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncVallejo, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Robert Schaffer among 353 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Massachusetts
Joel Robert Schaffer, MD is one of 353 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 209 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 353 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Massachusetts.
All 353 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ivan Chernev, M.D.Boston, MA 021181992971790
- Ibtehal Kimawi, MBBSBoston, MA 021181831553007
- Joan Mak, D.O.Boston, MA 021181174558696
- Simona Manasian, M.D.Boston, MA 021181760454094
- Nupur Saxena, M.D.Boston, MA 021181609077866
- Anton Shcherbina, M.D.Boston, MA 021181639200256
- Duc Tran, M.D.Boston, MA 021181366753600
- David Hurtado, M.D.Roxbury, MA 021191376614412
Common questions
What is Joel Robert Schaffer, MD's NPI number?
Joel Robert Schaffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992955355, issued on Sep 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Robert Schaffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 732 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 414-0040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Robert Schaffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 248862, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel Robert Schaffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Robert Schaffer, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.