Melanie C. Schaffer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Seattle, WA
Melanie C. Schaffer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1417210691, issued on Jun 21, 2012. Check the license (Washington MD60567493, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie C. Schaffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD60567493 WA
MT201574 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 17TH Avenue, Seattle, WA 98112
- Phone
- (206) 320-4732
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 320-4734
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150813010548); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie C. Schaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60567493Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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): 82.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Swedish Health ServicesSeattle, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie C. Schaffer among 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington
Melanie C. Schaffer, MD is one of 5,534 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2009 among the 3,294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207Q00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
871 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Seattle
They are 871 of the 41,956 NPPES records with a practice address in Seattle, and 5,534 family medicine physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Melanie C. Schaffer, MD's NPI number?
Melanie C. Schaffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417210691, issued on Jun 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie C. Schaffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 17TH Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98112. Phone: (206) 320-4732. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie C. Schaffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60567493, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie C. Schaffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie C. Schaffer, MD had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie C. Schaffer, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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.