Dr. Joel W Schaefer , MD
Surgery โข Grand Junction, CO
2440 N 11th St
Grand Junction, CO 815018102
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NPI assigned on August 15, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 95 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 43 service units.
- 22558 โ Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc: 23 service units.
- 22585 โ Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc: 18 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 4 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 23 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 23 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Grand Junction, CO (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 95. Middle half: 66 to 164.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 141. Middle half: 80 to 240.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 108 in 2020 to 95 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2440 N 11th St
Grand Junction, CO 815018102
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 4 distinct group names: Aspen Valley Hospital District; Colorado Surgical Affiliates Llc; Grand River Hospital District and 1 more. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine
1997
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
83 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $32,568 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $25,368 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
23 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$123 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $4,055.56 across 5 records.
By nature of payment
- Consulting Fee: $3,265.00 across 2 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $643.55 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $147.01 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Orthofix Medical, Inc.: $3,991.15 across 4 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $64.41 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
29 years (graduated 1997)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Schaefer has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Schaefer as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Grand Junction and Colorado
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Grand Junction, CO (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 95. Middle half: 66 to 164.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 141. Middle half: 80 to 240.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Grand Junction, CO (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,211. Middle half: $8,251 to $36,875.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,211. Middle half: $10,645 to $37,244.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Grand Junction, CO (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,232. Middle half: $6,098 to $28,588.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 291 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,344. Middle half: $8,128 to $29,463.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Grand Junction, CO (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 27. Middle half: 17 to 41.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 264 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 42. Middle half: 26 to 80.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Grand Junction, CO (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $123. Middle half: $72 to $196.
A lower Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Colorado (2024, 264 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $230. Middle half: $92 to $633.
28 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Grand Junction, CO (608 in Colorado).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Grand Junction
3.6% of these 28 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
64.3% of these 28 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 12% from 108 in 2020 to 95 in 2024.
- 2020: 108
- 2021: 60
- 2022: 101
- 2023: 57
- 2024: 95
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $35,108 in 2020 and $32,568 in 2024.
- 2020: $35,108
- 2021: $16,809
- 2022: $36,697
- 2023: $27,359
- 2024: $32,568
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 10% from $28,067 in 2020 to $25,368 in 2024.
- 2020: $28,067
- 2021: $13,102
- 2022: $28,457
- 2023: $21,421
- 2024: $25,368
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2019 to 23 in 2024.
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 12
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 13
- 2024: 23
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2019 to 23 in 2024.
- 2019: 11
- 2020: 12
- 2022: 11
- 2023: 13
- 2024: 23
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $70 in 2019 to $123 in 2024.
- 2019: $70
- 2020: $76
- 2022: $60
- 2023: $74
- 2024: $123
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $79.99 in 2021 to $4,055.56 in 2025.
- 2021: $79.99
- 2022: $120.00
- 2023: $259.59
- 2024: $76.57
- 2025: $4,055.56
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $4,055.56.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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MISCELLANEOUS | General | $2,915.00 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
Cash or cash equivalent
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Meridian | General | $643.55 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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MISCELLANEOUS | General | $350.00 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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Pillar SA PTC | General | $82.60 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $64.41 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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43 | 43 | $541.60 | $162.08 |
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22558
Fusion of lower spine bone through abdomen with partial removal of disc
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23 | 23 | $6270.22 | $900.04 |
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22585
Fusion of spine bones through front of body with partial removal of disc, each additional disc
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18 | 14 | $1084.00 | $192.85 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $318.00 | $129.64 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 23 | 86 | $123.48 | 23 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20101021001259
CO
5799830451
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Grand River Hospital District
501 Airport Rd, Rifle, CO 816508510
Phone: 9706251510
Aspen Valley Hospital District
401 Castle Creek Rd, Aspen, CO 816111159
Phone: 9709251120
Grand River Hospital District
501 Airport Rd, Rifle, CO 816508510
Phone: 9706251100
Colorado Surgical Affiliates Llc
2440 N 11st St, Grand Junction, CO 815018102
Phone: 9702430900
Montrose Memorial Hospital, Inc
3330 S Rio Grande Ave, Montrose, CO 814014850
Phone: 9702522584
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant - Surgical
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2440 N 11TH ST, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 815018102 (Tel: 9702574777)
Registered at 2440 N 11TH ST, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 815018102 (Tel: (970) 243-0900)
Recorded as JOEL SCHAEFER, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CO 40455)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2440 N 11TH ST, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 815018102 (Tel: 9702430900)
Registered at 2440 N 11TH ST, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 815018102 (Tel: 9702430900)
Recorded as JOEL SCHAEFER, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CO 40455)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Grand Junction
- Dr. Christopher Wibbelsman, MD
- Dr. James Hanosh, MD
- Dr. Justin Walpole, MD
- Dr. Bradley Baldwin, DO
- Dr. Steven O'day, MD
- Dr. Teyen Shiao, MD
Mailing Address
2440 N 11th St
Grand Junction, CO 815018102
Phone: 9702430900