Thomas Schaefer
Nurse Practitioner · Waukegan, IL
Thomas Schaefer is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Waukegan, Illinois, and NPI 1629718879, issued on Mar 29, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 209.025276, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Schaefer
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 209.025276 IL
041.471722 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1324 N Sheridan RD, Waukegan, IL 60085
- Phone
- (847) 360-4181
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220616002690); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209.025276Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen12 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
- Waukegan Clinic CorpWaukegan, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Schaefer among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Thomas Schaefer is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Waukegan
They are 9 of the 1,310 NPPES records with a practice address in Waukegan, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Schaefer's NPI number?
Thomas Schaefer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629718879, issued on Mar 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Schaefer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1324 N Sheridan RD, Waukegan, IL, 60085. Phone: (847) 360-4181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Schaefer's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209.025276, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Schaefer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Schaefer had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.