NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Steven Michael Schafer, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Cleveland, OH

Steven Michael Schafer, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1427476928, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (Ohio 129249, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427476928
Name
Steven Michael Schafer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
129249 OH
A158380 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH 44109
Phone
(216) 778-4486
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2014
Record last updated
May 12, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190423002320); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2014
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 2500 Metrohealth Dr

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

  1. Humza Aamir-Khan, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942902853
  2. Daniel Abad GodoyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1992644546
  3. Ariana AbayomiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477492544
  4. Abdallah AbboudStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1093442303
  5. Ala' Abdel Jalil, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1427267871
  6. Rasha AbdelbakyPharmacist1689117731

Verify Steven Michael Schafer in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

227 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Steven Schafer227
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt21 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa20 claims
  3. Ibuprofen14 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl13 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
  6. Cephalexin12 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): 94.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%97.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cep America - CaliforniaValencia, CA

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

Steven Michael Schafer among 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio

Steven Michael Schafer, MD is one of 3,002 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 1,720 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Ohio

There are 3,002 emergency medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thayne Alred, MDCleveland, OH 441091962464610
  2. Alfred Austria, MDCleveland, OH 441091154381531
  3. Donald Brizendine, DOCleveland, OH 441091720042492
  4. David Bullard, MDCleveland, OH 441091750345989
  5. James Cohen, MDCleveland, OH 441091780621854
  6. Charles Emerman, MDCleveland, OH 441091548224298
  7. George Eversman, MDCleveland, OH 441091548223894
  8. Jonathan Glauser, MDCleveland, OH 441091407811748

Common questions

What is Steven Michael Schafer, MD's NPI number?

Steven Michael Schafer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427476928, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Steven Michael Schafer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Metrohealth Dr, Cleveland, OH, 44109. Phone: (216) 778-4486. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Steven Michael Schafer, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 129249, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Steven Michael Schafer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Steven Michael Schafer, MD had 227 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Steven Michael Schafer, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 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.