William Dickson Schaefer, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fayetteville, NC
William Dickson Schaefer, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and NPI 1750384475, issued on May 27, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 9701583, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Dickson Schaefer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 9701583 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1991 Fordham Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28304
- Phone
- (910) 484-3114
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (910) 484-8824
- Medicaid ID
- 89128R7 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091207000360); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 977 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1991 Fordham Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher Barnes, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1770587255
- Michael Dilello, PA-C, ATC-LPhysician Assistant1447213715
- Robert Logel, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1275536989
- Daniel McBrayer, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1518089465
Verify William Dickson Schaefer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701583Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
638 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 218 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl192 claims
- Cephalexin134 claims
- Celecoxib82 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium Er62 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium51 claims
- Gabapentin29 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $21.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Cape Fear Valley Health Medical Group LLCFayetteville, NC
- Cumberland County Hospital System IncFayetteville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Dickson Schaefer among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
William Dickson Schaefer, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Fayetteville → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Barnes, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041770587255
- Sean Catlett, MDFayetteville, NC 283041356970040
- James Johnson, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041346243052
- David Kerr, MDFayetteville, NC 283041982100384
- Stephen Kouba, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041073588620
- Robert Logel, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041275536989
- Daniel McBrayer, M.D.Fayetteville, NC 283041518089465
- Daniel Judd, MDFayetteville, NC 283071073670360
Common questions
What is William Dickson Schaefer, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Dickson Schaefer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750384475, issued on May 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Dickson Schaefer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1991 Fordham Drive, Fayetteville, NC, 28304. Phone: (910) 484-3114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Dickson Schaefer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701583, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Dickson Schaefer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Dickson Schaefer, M.D. had 638 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.