Walter Lee Shaffer, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Walter Lee Shaffer, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1790027647, issued on Mar 19, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD008908E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Lee Shaffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD008908E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 309 Surrey PL, Pittsburgh, PA 15235
- Phone
- (412) 242-0902
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walter Lee Shaffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD008908ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Walter Lee Shaffer among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Walter Lee Shaffer, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2013 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
374 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 374 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Walter Lee Shaffer, MD's NPI number?
Walter Lee Shaffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790027647, issued on Mar 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Lee Shaffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Surrey PL, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235. Phone: (412) 242-0902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Lee Shaffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD008908E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walter Lee Shaffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Lee Shaffer, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.