Michael G. Schafer, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Butler, KY
Michael G. Schafer, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Butler, Kentucky, and NPI 1831115369, issued on Jul 15, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 39529, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael G. Schafer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 39529 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 79 Country Club Dr, Butler, KY 41006
- Phone
- (859) 654-2283
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 654-2284
- Medicaid IDs
- 64125990 KY
2739684 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060922000055); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 79 Country Club Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Danielle Myers, DOFamily Medicine Physician1063072437
- James Schack, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1508313594
- Erika Spaulding, APRNNurse Practitioner1770035040
Verify Michael G. Schafer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 39529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,688 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 471 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium698 claims
- Lisinopril354 claims
- Omeprazole340 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate336 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium303 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate230 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $146.72
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Summit Medical Group IncButler, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael G. Schafer among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
Michael G. Schafer, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 80% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Butler
They are 3 of the 17 NPPES records with a practice address in Butler, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Danielle Myers, DOButler, KY 410061063072437
- James Schack, M.D.Butler, KY 410061508313594
- John Ammon, M.D.Burlington, KY 410051629139829
- Joseph Grzelak, MDBurlington, KY 410051669950671
- Mark Kolar, M.D.Burlington, KY 410051356389829
- Timothy Lichter, MDBurlington, KY 410051861481491
- Kruti Patel, M.D.Burlington, KY 410051073877205
- Brittany Sullivan, MDBurlington, KY 410051063859452
Common questions
What is Michael G. Schafer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael G. Schafer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831115369, issued on Jul 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael G. Schafer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 79 Country Club Dr, Butler, KY, 41006. Phone: (859) 654-2283. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael G. Schafer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 39529, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael G. Schafer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael G. Schafer, M.D. had 10,688 Medicare Part D claims for 653 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael G. Schafer, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.4 of 100. 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.