NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Charles Schaefer, MD

Surgery Physician · Oak Lawn, IL

Steven Charles Schaefer, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and NPI 1700045184, issued on Jun 2, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036117687, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1700045184
Name
Steven Charles Schaefer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
036117687 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4440 W 95TH St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone
(708) 346-4055
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2008
Record last updated
May 4, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090618000607); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2004
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4440 W 95TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nadia Abdessalam, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1356888283
  2. Akram Abdoue, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1992752489
  3. Ahmad Abdulla, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467202556
  4. Joseph Abraham, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1831653401
  5. Katherine Absalon, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1457753436
  6. Tassneem Abu-Rezeq, DNP, APRN, CPNP-ACPediatric Nurse Practitioner1831904663

Verify Steven Charles Schaefer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

72 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steven Schaefer72
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium36 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12 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

  1. Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationOak Lawn, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Steven Charles Schaefer among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois

Steven Charles Schaefer, MD is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 42% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Balash, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531073741625
  2. Bryce Bardezbanian, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531245496694
  3. Joseph Brosnan, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531497816300
  4. James Doherty, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531366589194
  5. Ameer Gomberawalla, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531659671675
  6. William Hopkins, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531316036114
  7. Gerald Klompien, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531326109232
  8. Barbara Krueger, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531376640367

Common questions

What is Steven Charles Schaefer, MD's NPI number?

Steven Charles Schaefer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700045184, issued on Jun 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Charles Schaefer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4440 W 95TH St, Oak Lawn, IL, 60453. Phone: (708) 346-4055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Charles Schaefer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036117687, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Steven Charles Schaefer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Charles Schaefer, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.