NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD

Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician · Laguna Beach, CA

Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD is a preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1790952190, issued on May 14, 2008. Check the license (California G71137, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1790952190
Name
Virginia Ann Schaefer
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician 2083P0500X
License number
G71137 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
31852 Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone
(949) 652-2320
Enumerated
May 14, 2008
Record last updated
Apr 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(949) 404-8844
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician in 2024

56 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 626 among the 189 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Virginia Schaefer56
  2. Specialty average626

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.

Virginia Ann Schaefer among 129 preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician records in California

Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD is one of 129 preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 32% 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 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2083P0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Preventive Medicine/Occupational Environmental Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 129 preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician records in California.

The 8 preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Cheshire, M.D.Huntington Beach, CA 926481134261829
  2. Roger Hinkson, MDHuntington Beach, CA 926461902923147
  3. Scott Nelson, D.O., FACEPLaguna Woods, CA 926371285696278
  4. Gonzalo Ruiz, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926301982613253
  5. Ronald Wempen, MDIrvine, CA 926181497880538
  6. Herbert Jennings, MDIrvine, CA 926141730246083
  7. Jeffrey Vogel, M.D.Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881114218682
  8. Jay Westphal, M.D.Irvine, CA 926141457605115

Common questions

What is Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD's NPI number?

Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790952190, issued on May 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31852 Pacific Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (949) 652-2320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G71137, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Virginia Ann Schaefer, MD had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among preventive medicine/occupational environmental medicine physician prescribers was 626. 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.