NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Plano, TX

Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1144475229, issued on Nov 17, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q9902, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1144475229
Name
Justin Michael Schaffer
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
Q9902 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4716 Alliance Blvd, Plano, TX 75093
Phone
(469) 800-6200
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170119002756); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4716 Alliance Blvd

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

  1. Tahera Abdulali, MDInternal Medicine Physician1821618745
  2. Samar Habash, MDInternal Medicine Physician1942790449
  3. Katherine Harrington, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1538349360
  4. Frances Herbert, M.D.Urology Physician1013005982
  5. Kali Howard, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1073278149
  6. Gary Jett, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1184690810

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Justin Schaffer24
  2. Specialty average101

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: $1,188.32

14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Justin Schaffer$1,188.32
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Healthtexas Provider NetworkPlano, TX

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

Justin Michael Schaffer among 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas

Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D. is one of 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 1996 among the 309 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Texas

There are 484 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Texas.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Brinkman, MDPlano, TX 750931902950983
  2. Eric Chang-Tung, M. D.Plano, TX 750931891748588
  3. John Dimaio, MDPlano, TX 750931124082904
  4. James Edgerton, M.D.Plano, TX 750931386632909
  5. Timothy George, MDPlano, TX 750931336340041
  6. Katherine Harrington, M.D.Plano, TX 750931538349360
  7. Kelley Hutcheson, M.D.Plano, TX 750931518162650
  8. Gary Jett, M.D.Plano, TX 750931184690810

Common questions

What is Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D.'s NPI number?

Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144475229, issued on Nov 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4716 Alliance Blvd, Plano, TX, 75093. Phone: (469) 800-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q9902, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Justin Michael Schaffer, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.