Michael Edwin Schafer, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Omaha, NE
Michael Edwin Schafer, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1538240007, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 23063, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Edwin Schafer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 23063 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8901 Indian Hills Dr, Omaha, NE 68114
- Phone
- (402) 397-7057
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (402) 397-6656
- Medicaid ID
- 47077295213 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090715000032); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8901 Indian Hills Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tyron Alli, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1447225784
- Jennifer Becher, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1346540192
- Alexander Bernal, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1912972266
- Kerry Bernal, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1457318883
- Paula Bowersox, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639187396
- Douglas Brouillette, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1013982370
Verify Michael Edwin Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 23063Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
855 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium160 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte159 claims
- Omeprazole88 claims
- Creon37 claims
- Mesalamine28 claims
- Rabeprazole Sodium27 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $11,206.35
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Midwest Gastrointestinal Associates PCOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Edwin Schafer among 88 gastroenterology physician records in Nebraska
Michael Edwin Schafer, MD is one of 88 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 88 gastroenterology physician records in Nebraska.
All 88 in Nebraska → Every provider in Omaha → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tyron Alli, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141447225784
- Alexander Bernal, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141912972266
- Douglas Brouillette, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141013982370
- Jason Cisler, MDOmaha, NE 681141720025463
- Timothy Denzler, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141366417636
- Michael Jones, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141548235435
- William Livingston, DOOmaha, NE 681141477528750
- Thomas McGinn, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141083689996
Common questions
What is Michael Edwin Schafer, MD's NPI number?
Michael Edwin Schafer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538240007, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Edwin Schafer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8901 Indian Hills Dr, Omaha, NE, 68114. Phone: (402) 397-7057. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Edwin Schafer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 23063, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Edwin Schafer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Edwin Schafer, MD had 855 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.