Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD
Neurology Physician · New York, NY
Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1952691750, issued on Apr 13, 2011. Check the license (New York 279568, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Rhea Schaff
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 279568 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065
- Phone
- (212) 610-0485
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150810000178); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1275 York Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Lauren Rhea Schaff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 279568Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
316 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam53 claims
- Dexamethasone32 claims
- Tibsovo19 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl14 claims
- Gleostine13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.8 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: $709.80
1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Btg International, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- Memorial Neurology GroupNew York, NY
- Msk BergenMontvale, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Rhea Schaff among 1,778 neurology physician records in New York
Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD is one of 1,778 neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,238 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD's NPI number?
Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952691750, issued on Apr 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1275 York Ave, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (212) 610-0485. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 279568, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lauren Rhea Schaff, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.8 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.