NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Falls Church, VA

Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Falls Church, Virginia, and NPI 1679868046, issued on Jun 14, 2011. Check the license (Virginia 0101263880, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1679868046
Name
Joseph Zachary Schaftel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
0101263880 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042
Phone
(703) 776-3582
Enumerated
Jun 14, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221118000385); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2011
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 3300 Gallows Road

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

  1. Tinbit AbebeFamily Nurse Practitioner1669993762
  2. Birendra Amatya, MDHospitalist Physician1598931339
  3. Robin Baker, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1306886510
  4. Ronald Baraga DelannoyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740083898
  5. Dana Barry, DOPediatrics Physician1083027288
  6. Jeffery Beck, MDAnesthesiology Physician1790701647

Verify Joseph Zachary Schaftel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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  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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

288 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Schaftel288
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Cefdinir39 claims
  2. Prednisone21 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

  1. Healthtexas Provider NetworkFort Worth, TX

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

Joseph Zachary Schaftel among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia

Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

63 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Falls Church

They are 63 of the 3,991 NPPES records with a practice address in Falls Church, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Albelda, MDFalls Church, VA 220421730347501
  2. Allison Bae, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421619973724
  3. Ron Braverman, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421740438894
  4. Arshad Cheema, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421881770972
  5. Kiren Dayal, D.O.Falls Church, VA 220421528091683
  6. Camille Horton-Thompson, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421649270331
  7. Matthew Irwin, MDFalls Church, VA 220421831157601
  8. Brenda Kiessling, MDFalls Church, VA 220421770576878

Common questions

What is Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679868046, issued on Jun 14, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA, 22042. Phone: (703) 776-3582. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101263880, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Joseph Zachary Schaftel, MD had 288 Medicare Part D claims for 118 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.