Paul James Schaefer, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Beaufort, SC
Paul James Schaefer, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Beaufort, South Carolina, and NPI 1942699723, issued on Jan 15, 2015. Check the license (South Carolina 2268, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul James Schaefer
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 2268 SC
MPA.2268 PA SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 95 Sea Island Pkwy Ste 102, Beaufort, SC 29907
- Phone
- (843) 682-7480
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150605000896); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 95 Sea Island Pkwy Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sarah Blau, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740682590
Verify Paul James Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2268Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
531 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 202 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium125 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl105 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 claims
- Celecoxib41 claims
- Methylprednisolone37 claims
- Gabapentin36 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $79.01
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Hilton Head Regional Physician Group LLCHardeeville, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul James Schaefer among 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina
Paul James Schaefer, PA-C is one of 2,294 physician assistant records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 36% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 1,516 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 physician assistant records list a practice address in Beaufort
They are 34 of the 1,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Beaufort, and 2,294 physician assistant records in South Carolina.
All 2,294 in South Carolina → Every provider in Beaufort → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Blau, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299071740682590
- Theresa Morris, PABeaufort, SC 299071114906492
- John FawcettBeaufort, SC 299061255874202
- Kristen JohnsonBeaufort, SC 299061336300078
- Kimberly Thorpe, PABeaufort, SC 299061134108400
- Matthew Baker, PHARMD, PA-COkatie, SC 299091619396223
- Taylor Blow, PA-CBeaufort, SC 299051770361461
- Eric Burkhalter, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMcRd Paris Island, SC 299051598447617
Common questions
What is Paul James Schaefer, PA-C's NPI number?
Paul James Schaefer, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942699723, issued on Jan 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul James Schaefer, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 95 Sea Island Pkwy Ste 102, Beaufort, SC, 29907. Phone: (843) 682-7480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul James Schaefer, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 2268, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul James Schaefer, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul James Schaefer, PA-C had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul James Schaefer, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.