Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · El Dorado, AR
Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in El Dorado, Arkansas, and NPI 1245210590, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas R4482, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael D. Schonefeld
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- R4482 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 620 W Grove St, El Dorado, AR 71730
- Phone
- (501) 321-9803
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (501) 321-0710
- Medicaid ID
- 127708001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100416000063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 92 in Arkansas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 620 W Grove St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rosaline Fraser, MDFamily Medicine Physician1588632384
- Johnnie Hinton, M.D.Nephrology Physician1215917562
- Lisa McAdams, APNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1679544571
Verify Michael D. Schonefeld in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license R4482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,884 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide288 claims
- Carvedilol181 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate164 claims
- Calcium Acetate158 claims
- Losartan Potassium138 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl129 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 MIPS final 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: $183.81
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Arkansas Renal Group PAHot Springs, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael D. Schonefeld among 92 nephrology physician records in Arkansas
Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D. is one of 92 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 70 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 92 nephrology physician records in Arkansas.
All 92 in Arkansas → Every provider in El Dorado → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Johnnie Hinton, M.D.El Dorado, AR 717301215917562
- Dennis Blankenship, M.D.Texarkana, AR 718541821086547
- James Campbell, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR 716031689789984
- Muhammad Kashif, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR 716031194719203
- Syed Sheheryar Ahmed Shah, MDPine Bluff, AR 716031174019905
- Brandi Wright, M.D.Pine Bluff, AR 716031073889408
- David Desoto, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131598745846
- Bobbie Fine, M.D.Hot Springs, AR 719131336129253
Common questions
What is Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245210590, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 620 W Grove St, El Dorado, AR, 71730. Phone: (501) 321-9803. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number R4482, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D. had 2,884 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael D. Schonefeld, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.