Katherine R. Schafer, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Winston Salem, NC
Katherine R. Schafer, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1073727079, issued on May 9, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-01558, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine R. Schafer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 2013-01558 NC
0101244544 VA
0116017490 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Infectious Diseases, Winston Salem, NC 27157
- Phone
- (336) 716-4584
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 716-3825
- Medicaid ID
- 1073727079 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131009001621); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 287 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Katherine R. Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-01558Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
385 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 57% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dovato85 claims
- Triumeq22 claims
- Famotidine21 claims
- Acyclovir19 claims
- Odefsey17 claims
- Zidovudine13 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
- Wake Forest University Health SciencesHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine R. Schafer among 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina
Katherine R. Schafer, MD is one of 287 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2002 among the 204 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 287 infectious disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 287 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laura Bachmann, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571205881737
- Charles Decomarmond, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571285614040
- Anne Fox, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271571033179387
- Kevin High, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571144205428
- Vasudha Jain, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571154308807
- Suneetha Kalathoor, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571306818356
- Tobi Karchmer, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571184609471
- Philip Lackey, MDWinston Salem, NC 271571083690325
Common questions
What is Katherine R. Schafer, MD's NPI number?
Katherine R. Schafer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073727079, issued on May 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine R. Schafer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Infectious Diseases, Winston Salem, NC, 27157. Phone: (336) 716-4584. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine R. Schafer, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-01558, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine R. Schafer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine R. Schafer, MD had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.