William Arthur Scheftner, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Chicago, IL
William Arthur Scheftner, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1407989460, issued on Mar 13, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036044299, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Arthur Scheftner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 036044299 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-0118
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (312) 942-1331
- Medicaid ID
- 036044299 IL
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Arthur Scheftner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036044299Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
900 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clozapine251 claims
- Lithium Carbonate82 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl66 claims
- Clonazepam55 claims
- Sertraline Hcl40 claims
- Olanzapine27 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.
William Arthur Scheftner among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois
William Arthur Scheftner, M.D. is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 35% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 41% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
841 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 841 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is William Arthur Scheftner, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Arthur Scheftner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407989460, issued on Mar 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Arthur Scheftner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-0118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Arthur Scheftner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036044299, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Arthur Scheftner, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Arthur Scheftner, M.D. had 900 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.