Joel Shaffer
Pharmacist · Bedford, OH
Joel Shaffer is a pharmacist with a practice address in Bedford, Ohio, and NPI 1194437491, issued on Dec 19, 2022. Check the license (Ohio 03442679, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel Shaffer
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 03442679 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH 44146
- Phone
- (440) 232-6500
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel Shaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 03442679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 100% of the cost of the top drugs
26 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Shingrix13 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.
Joel Shaffer among 10,831 pharmacist records in Ohio
Joel Shaffer is one of 10,831 pharmacist records with a practice address in Ohio. 2% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 81% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 pharmacist records list a practice address in Bedford
They are 22 of the 364 NPPES records with a practice address in Bedford, and 10,831 pharmacist records in Ohio.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steveland Arnold, PHARM D.Bedford, OH 441461639324262
- Megan Cingcade, PHARMDBedford, OH 441461548543119
- Christina Collins, PHARM.D.Bedford, OH 441461275646622
- Deborah Davenport, PHARMACISTBedford, OH 441461801907381
- Barbara Edocs-Strayer, PHARMDBedford, OH 441461649735051
- Mark Fondriest, RPH, DPLABedford, OH 441461205306370
- Cynthia King, PHARMD, BCACPBedford, OH 441461619223054
- Thomas Kolczynski, RPHBedford, OH 441461942572938
Common questions
What is Joel Shaffer's NPI number?
Joel Shaffer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194437491, issued on Dec 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel Shaffer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146. Phone: (440) 232-6500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel Shaffer's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 03442679, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joel Shaffer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel Shaffer had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.