Laura Helen Schafer, DO
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Columbus, OH
Laura Helen Schafer, DO is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1649639600, issued on Feb 18, 2016. Check the license (Ohio 34.014509, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Helen Schafer
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License numbers
- 34.014509 OH
U6339 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 393 E Town St Ste 116, Columbus, OH 43215
- Phone
- (614) 566-9108
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2024
- Fax
- (614) 566-5669
- Medicaid ID
- 0414842 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200901000297); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie Col Of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Helen Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 34.014509Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $68.29
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Ohiohealth CorporationColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Helen Schafer among 1,572 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Ohio
Laura Helen Schafer, DO is one of 1,572 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 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 2016, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 1,041 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 1,572 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Brashear, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151619077427
- Mark Brown, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.Columbus, OH 432151912979089
- Rachel Gilman, MDColumbus, OH 432151932283603
- Richard Marger, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151285604272
- Tammy Nemeth, APRN.CNPColumbus, OH 432151619447794
- Megan Preston, MDColumbus, OH 432151326278623
- Tamara Thompson, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151790757003
- Robert Ziff, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151750354353
Common questions
What is Laura Helen Schafer, DO's NPI number?
Laura Helen Schafer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649639600, issued on Feb 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Helen Schafer, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 393 E Town St Ste 116, Columbus, OH, 43215. Phone: (614) 566-9108. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Helen Schafer, DO's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 34.014509, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Helen Schafer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Helen Schafer, DO had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Helen Schafer, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.