Joseph M. Schafer, D.C.
Chiropractor · Toms River, NJ
Joseph M. Schafer, D.C. is a chiropractor with a practice address in Toms River, New Jersey, and NPI 1124249289, issued on May 2, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 38MC00564600, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph M. Schafer
- Credential
- D.C.
- Primary taxonomy
- Chiropractor 111N00000X
- License number
- 38MC00564600 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1868 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ 08753
- Phone
- (732) 255-8000
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Fax
- (732) 255-4580
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080317000413); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Chiropractic College, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph M. Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 38MC00564600Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $108.54
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Radius Health, Inc. The 1,456 providers of this specialty with any payment received $336.04 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 2 group practices
- Lifestyle Chiropractic Center, LLCToms River, NJ
- Manalapan Medical Center PA PCManalapan, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph M. Schafer among 2,910 chiropractor records in New Jersey
Joseph M. Schafer, D.C. is one of 2,910 chiropractor records with a practice address in New Jersey. 21% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 21% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 1997 among the 1,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
71 chiropractor records list a practice address in Toms River
They are 71 of the 2,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Toms River, and 2,910 chiropractor records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Joseph M. Schafer, D.C.'s NPI number?
Joseph M. Schafer, D.C.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124249289, issued on May 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph M. Schafer, D.C. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1868 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ, 08753. Phone: (732) 255-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph M. Schafer, D.C.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 38MC00564600, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Joseph M. Schafer, D.C.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.