Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D.
Specialist · Amarillo, TX
Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Amarillo, Texas, and NPI 1528017324, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lawrence Schaeffer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- Practice location
- 1900 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106
- Phone
- (806) 353-3061
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1900 S Coulter St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Heather Bradshaw, WHNP, ANP, DNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1437455128
Verify Lawrence Schaeffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,524 among the 12,477 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa171 claims
- Baclofen66 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Donepezil Hcl60 claims
- Lamotrigine57 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa Er49 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.
No measured Medicare quality score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14.28
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Celgene Corporation. The 9,482 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,756.65 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Amarillo Medical Specialists,llpAmarillo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528017324, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX, 79106. Phone: (806) 353-3061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D.'s license?
Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D. had 1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,524. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lawrence Schaeffer, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.