Joel Schaler, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Salida, CO
Joel Schaler, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Salida, Colorado, and NPI 1114019866, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 34883, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Schaler
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 34883 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 910 Rush Dr, Salida, CO 81201
- Phone
- (719) 539-6637
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 539-5275
- Medicaid ID
- 01348838 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Schaler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 34883Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,298 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium173 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium140 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate99 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium95 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium81 claims
- Lisinopril78 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: $21.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Salida Hospital DistrictSalida, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel Schaler among 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado
Joel Schaler, MD is one of 3,563 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2008 among the 2,077 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Salida
They are 17 of the 312 NPPES records with a practice address in Salida, and 3,563 family medicine physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Stephanie Earhart, M.D.Salida, CO 812011750314894
- Meggan Grant-Nierman, DOSalida, CO 812011518124445
- Daniel Lombardo, M.D.Salida, CO 812011619235637
- Ashley Ohara, M.D.Salida, CO 812011124349295
- Mary Reeves, MDSalida, CO 812011003911611
Common questions
What is Joel Schaler, MD's NPI number?
Joel Schaler, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114019866, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Schaler, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 910 Rush Dr, Salida, CO, 81201. Phone: (719) 539-6637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Schaler, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 34883, 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 Schaler, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Schaler, MD had 2,298 Medicare Part D claims for 263 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.