NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Maywood, IL

Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1598739633, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 36084936, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1598739633
Name
Laura Saelinger-Shafer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
36084936 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
Phone
(708) 485-1020
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(708) 485-1173
Medicaid ID
36084936 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060214000327); 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 2160 S 1St Ave

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

  1. Stefanie AbbottFamily Medicine Physician1861137457
  2. Osamah Abdallah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275976144
  3. Abdelhai Abdelqader, MDGastroenterology Physician1073931127
  4. Samer Abdelsamie, D.M.DOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1366732257
  5. Zaid Abdelsattar, MD, MSCThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1760793293
  6. Gerges Abdelsayed, MBBCH BAODiagnostic Radiology Physician1942902606

Verify Laura Saelinger-Shafer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,882 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Laura Saelinger-Shafer1,882
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium165 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium117 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium107 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium105 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
  6. Lisinopril73 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. Loyola Medical Group LLCBerwyn, IL

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

Laura Saelinger-Shafer among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

257 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Maywood

They are 257 of the 2,572 NPPES records with a practice address in Maywood, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Boblick, MDMaywood, IL 601531932173267
  2. James Boblick, MDMaywood, IL 601531386618429
  3. Bradley Clifford, MDMaywood, IL 601531912971227
  4. Josephine Dlugopolski-Gach, MDMaywood, IL 601531679543151
  5. Kevin Embach, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531437151974
  6. Maureen Fearon, MDMaywood, IL 601531144294463
  7. Elizabeth Frye, MDMaywood, IL 601531295709509
  8. Sam Hung, MDMaywood, IL 601531750352753

Common questions

What is Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD's NPI number?

Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598739633, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (708) 485-1020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 36084936, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Saelinger-Shafer, MD had 1,882 Medicare Part D claims for 270 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.