Michael J. Shaffer, D.D.S.
General Practice Dentistry · Merrick, NY
Michael J. Shaffer, D.D.S. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Merrick, New York, and NPI 1043579857, issued on May 14, 2012. Check the license (New York 056871, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Shaffer
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 056871 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1469 Merrick Ave, Merrick, NY 11566
- Phone
- (516) 344-5353
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (516) 544-6525
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael J. Shaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 056871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $150.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Straumann USA LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Michael J. Shaffer among 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York
Michael J. Shaffer, D.D.S. is one of 7,828 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in New York. 60% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Merrick
They are 21 of the 782 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrick, and 7,828 general practice dentistry records in New York.
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- James Hensley, D.D.S., F.A.G.D.Merrick, NY 115661962527598
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Common questions
What is Michael J. Shaffer, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Michael J. Shaffer, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043579857, issued on May 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Shaffer, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1469 Merrick Ave, Merrick, NY, 11566. Phone: (516) 344-5353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Shaffer, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 056871, as entered by the provider. Search the New York 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.