NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Schaffer, MD

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Nashville, TN

Joseph Schaffer, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1275875775, issued on Mar 22, 2013. Check the license (Tennessee 59333, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275875775
Name
Joseph Schaffer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
59333 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
394 Harding PL Ste 200, Nashville, TN 37211
Phone
(615) 332-3600
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191015000907); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 394 Harding PL Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Keely Burnham, ATCAthletic Trainer1104938794
  2. Matthew GirardPhysical Therapist1457052649
  3. Justin HarringtonSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1811525306
  4. Randall Hulet, DPTPhysical Therapist1326548314
  5. Abby Lundstrom, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093420614
  6. Gleb Medvedev, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1114217858

Verify Joseph Schaffer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 59333    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

184 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 47 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Schaffer184
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate27 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl22 claims
  4. Meloxicam18 claims
  5. Ibuprofen14 claims
  6. Methylprednisolone14 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: $213.18

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Schaffer$213
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

  1. Premier Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine PLCNashville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Schaffer among 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee

Joseph Schaffer, MD is one of 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 99 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee.

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The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Justin HarringtonNashville, TN 372111811525306
  2. Christian Anderson, MDNashville, TN 372091255535746
  3. Paul Crook, MDNashville, TN 372091154768091
  4. Ronald Glenn, MDNashville, TN 372091417949637
  5. Jeffrey Lawrence, MDNashville, TN 372091760473987
  6. Damon Petty, MDNashville, TN 372091861452195
  7. John Byrd, MDNashville, TN 372031588701999
  8. Burton Elrod, M.D.Nashville, TN 372031285683540

Common questions

What is Joseph Schaffer, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Schaffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275875775, issued on Mar 22, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Schaffer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 394 Harding PL Ste 200, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (615) 332-3600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Schaffer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 59333, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Joseph Schaffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Schaffer, MD had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.