Kristina Schafer, NP-C
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Easley, South Carolina. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,138 in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Kristina Schafer, NP-C filed 1,316 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Easley, South Carolina.
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- $72.68
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Kristina Schafer, NP-C's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,316 Top 21% higher than 79% of 1,370,886 prescribers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
What does the federal data show about Kristina Schafer, NP-C?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in South Carolina
How Primary Care Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers
Largest specialties in South Carolina (% of in-state providers)
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner ranks #69 among South Carolina's specialties (0.2% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the South Carolina provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Primary Care Nurse Practitioner; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
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Kristina Schafer, NP-C appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner provider holding NP-C credentials at 4891 HIGHWAY 153 STE E, Easley, SC, 29642, with a listed phone of (645) 204-4748. NPI 1285390229 was issued on 11/15/2021. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Schafer most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,316 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 128 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $129K in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 9.7%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 10,138 enrolled providers across 54 states and an average of 1,363 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1285390229 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | NP-C |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/15/2021 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Kristina Schafer, NP-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$73
Largest payer
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,316
- Total Day Supply
- 27,451
- Generic Drug Cost
- $46K
- Opioid Claims
- 127 (9.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 126
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 71.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.10
- Gender Split
- 51% female / 49% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 25, 65-74: 52, 75-84: 36, 85+: 15
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Kristina Schafer, NP-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Trulicity
Trulicity
64 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
48 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
46 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
39 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
36 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
33 claims
- Lorazepam
Lorazepam
33 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
31 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Trulicity Dulaglutide | 64 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 48 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 46 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 39 |
| Lisinopril | 36 |
| Gabapentin | 33 |
| Lorazepam | 33 |
| Metformin Hcl | 31 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 31 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 30 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Kristina Schafer, NP-C fits within the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Kristina Schafer, NP-C's 1,316 claims are below the specialty average of 1,363.
Nearby Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Providers in South Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Schafer.
Compare Primary Care Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the South Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Primary Care Nurse Practitioner peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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