Laurel Schaefer, APN
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner · Nashville, TN
Laurel Schaefer, APN is a gerontology nurse practitioner with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1811315716, issued on Mar 29, 2014. Check the license (Tennessee 18179, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurel Schaefer
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Gerontology Nurse Practitioner 363LG0600X
- License number
- 18179 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 719 Thompson LN, Nashville, TN 37204
- Phone
- (508) 208-0187
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140702001380); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laurel Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 18179Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gerontology nurse practitioner in 2024
252 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,369 among the 6,165 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin64 claims
- Modafinil32 claims
- Ropinirole Hcl26 claims
- Pramipexole Dihydrochloride25 claims
- Clonazepam20 claims
- Trazodone Hcl19 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Laurel Schaefer among 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Laurel Schaefer, APN is one of 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 18% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2021 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 15% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LG0600X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner providers in Tennessee
There are 379 gerontology nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 379 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Gerontology Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 gerontology nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Cynthia Blalock, RN, APRNNashville, TN 372041407251705
- Sylvia Hagberg-Fitch, APRNNashville, TN 372041639527559
- Dana HughesNashville, TN 372041801308036
- Mary Mendoza-RomineNashville, TN 372041073080099
- Sarah Morgan, AGPCNPNashville, TN 372041124491584
- Briyanna EvansNashville, TN 372031982462990
- Courtney Everetts, NPNashville, TN 372031407573009
- Adeline Holzman, NURSE PRACTITIONERNashville, TN 372031235614645
Common questions
What is Laurel Schaefer, APN's NPI number?
Laurel Schaefer, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811315716, issued on Mar 29, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurel Schaefer, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 719 Thompson LN, Nashville, TN, 37204. Phone: (508) 208-0187. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurel Schaefer, APN's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 18179, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laurel Schaefer, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurel Schaefer, APN had 252 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among gerontology nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,369. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laurel Schaefer, APN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. 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.