Michele Schaefer, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Cary, NC
Michele Schaefer, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cary, North Carolina, and NPI 1366414393, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2005-01486, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michele Schaefer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 2005-01486 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 15000 Weston Pkwy # 171, Cary, NC 27513
- Phone
- (833) 351-8255
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 815-3583
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051014000471); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 15000 Weston Pkwy # 171
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Elizabeth Shaffer, MDPsychiatry Physician1508327867
Verify Michele Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2005-01486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam14 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mccd FL Psychiatry Services PARaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michele Schaefer among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina
Michele Schaefer, MD is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Cary
They are 52 of the 5,665 NPPES records with a practice address in Cary, and 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Michele Schaefer, MD's NPI number?
Michele Schaefer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366414393, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michele Schaefer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15000 Weston Pkwy # 171, Cary, NC, 27513. Phone: (833) 351-8255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michele Schaefer, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2005-01486, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michele Schaefer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michele Schaefer, MD had 66 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.