NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

M Paul Schafer, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Novato, CA

M Paul Schafer, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Novato, California, and NPI 1083732499, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (California 42090, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083732499
Name
M Paul Schafer
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
42090 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
896 Sutro Ave, Novato, CA 94947
Phone
(415) 897-9910
Enumerated
Mar 26, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 893-1086
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $374.43

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. M Schafer$374.43
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

M Paul Schafer among 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California

M Paul Schafer, DDS is one of 17,852 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in California. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 29% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 29% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 79% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

31 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Novato

They are 31 of the 934 NPPES records with a practice address in Novato, and 17,852 general practice dentistry records in California.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajiv Anand, DDSNovato, CA 949471477681591
  2. Diana Brigham, D.M.DNovato, CA 949471457899544
  3. Susana Chou, D.D.S.Novato, CA 949471407937147
  4. Nancy Derham, DDSNovato, CA 949471285805721
  5. David Epstein, DDSNovato, CA 949471033127923
  6. Lawson Evans, DDSNovato, CA 949471821086836
  7. Shawna Fariba, D.D.SNovato, CA 949471831553411
  8. Mark Hansen, DMDNovato, CA 949471285858605

Common questions

What is M Paul Schafer, DDS's NPI number?

M Paul Schafer, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083732499, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is M Paul Schafer, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 896 Sutro Ave, Novato, CA, 94947. Phone: (415) 897-9910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify M Paul Schafer, DDS's license?

NPPES lists California license number 42090, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.