Benjamin Schaefer , PA
Physician Assistant โข Grand Rapids, MI
100 Michigan St Ne
Grand Rapids, MI 495032560
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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Benjamin Schaefer is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on September 6, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 177 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 45 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 38 service units.
- 87811 โ Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19): 29 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 1,364 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 75 prescription fills, including refills.
- Lisinopril โ 74 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 67 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 all 59 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 458 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 249. Middle half: 78 to 846.
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Michigan (2024, 3,755 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 300. Middle half: 83 to 1,058.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 34 in 2017 to 177 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
100 Michigan St Ne
Grand Rapids, MI 495032560
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 1 group name: Willis F Gaffney Md Pc. 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
1995
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
107 people with Original Medicare in 2022
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2022.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $11,610 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. 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, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $8,904 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, 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, 2022.
30-day fills
2,582 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
$143,196 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: $140.24 across 6 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $140.24 across 6 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Novo Nordisk Inc: $140.24 across 6 records.
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
31 years (graduated 1995)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1995 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)
Benjamin 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 Benjamin 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 Rapids and Michigan
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 458 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 249. Middle half: 78 to 846.
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Michigan (2024, 3,755 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 300. Middle half: 83 to 1,058.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Grand Rapids, MI (2024, 458 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,395. Middle half: $739 to $86,811.
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Michigan (2024, 3,755 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,011. Middle half: $670 to $116,834.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Benjamin Schaefer are from 2022.
930 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, MI (7,164 in Michigan).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Grand Rapids
17.5% of these 930 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69.5% of these 930 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 increased 421% from 34 in 2017 to 177 in 2022.
- 2017: 34
- 2019: 320
- 2020: 192
- 2021: 302
- 2022: 177
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 287% from $2,997 in 2017 to $11,610 in 2022.
- 2017: $2,997
- 2019: $20,513
- 2020: $14,295
- 2021: $18,734
- 2022: $11,610
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 433% from $1,671 in 2017 to $8,904 in 2022.
- 2017: $1,671
- 2019: $14,329
- 2020: $8,976
- 2021: $15,320
- 2022: $8,904
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 2474% from 53 in 2020 to 1,364 in 2024.
- 2020: 53
- 2021: 71
- 2022: 121
- 2023: 947
- 2024: 1,364
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 4708% from 54 in 2020 to 2,582 in 2024.
- 2020: 54
- 2021: 72
- 2022: 121
- 2023: 1,752
- 2024: 2,582
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $583 in 2020 to $143,196 in 2024.
- 2020: $583
- 2021: $706
- 2022: $1,088
- 2023: $39,326
- 2024: $143,196
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $19.31 in 2022 to $140.24 in 2025.
- 2022: $19.31
- 2023: $351.67
- 2024: $619.52
- 2025: $140.24
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), 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 $140.24.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $24.02 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $23.93 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $23.85 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $23.44 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Ozempic | General | $22.62 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Rybelsus | General | $22.38 |
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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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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45 | 44 | $102.00 | $73.88 |
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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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38 | 34 | $150.45 | $104.56 |
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87811
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19)
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29 | 29 | $50.00 | $40.91 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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24 | 22 | $47.00 | $11.62 |
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81002
Urinalysis, manual test
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16 | 14 | $19.00 | $3.43 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $174.50 | $91.80 |
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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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11 | 11 | $225.00 | $136.95 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; 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 | 75 | 1,953 | $1,097.75 | 21 |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 74 | 5,469 | $405.13 | 31 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 67 | 4,903 | $635.57 | 23 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 62 | 4,592 | $293.30 | 18 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 59 | 4,180 | $801.53 | 16 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 55 | 3,760 | $792.56 | 17 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 50 | 3,402 | $858.52 | 16 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 32 | 1,642 | $682.94 | โ |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 31 | 1,534 | $130.65 | 13 |
| Januvia | Sitagliptin Phosphate | 30 | 1,560 | $27,570.92 | โ |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 26 | 1,680 | $239.19 | โ |
| Cephalexin | Cephalexin | 26 | 356 | $122.03 | 21 |
| Farxiga | Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 24 | 930 | $17,349.15 | โ |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 24 | 251 | $210.80 | 20 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa | Albuterol Sulfate | 24 | 1,234 | $1,251.03 | 11 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 23 | 583 | $878.82 | โ |
| Lorazepam | Lorazepam | 23 | 670 | $138.80 | โ |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 23 | 2,090 | $357.78 | โ |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 22 | 132 | $130.57 | 21 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 22 | 1,590 | $29,173.79 | โ |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 21 | 1,665 | $171.18 | โ |
| Alendronate Sodium | Alendronate Sodium | 21 | 1,040 | $204.23 | โ |
| Ibuprofen | Ibuprofen | 21 | 970 | $240.19 | โ |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 21 | 1,710 | $382.98 | โ |
| Tretinoin | Tretinoin | 21 | 630 | $1,634.91 | โ |
(top 25 shown)
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: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20040224000038
MI
9133015514
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
Willis F Gaffney Md Pc
2939 S Sheridan Rd, Stanton, MI 488889285
Phone: 9898319009
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Family Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Recorded as BENJAMIN SCHAEFER, PA
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 100 MICHIGAN ST NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 495032560 (Tel: 6164596867)
Registered at PO BOX 1682, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 495011682 (Tel: 6167745221)
Recorded as BEN SCHAEFER, PA
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: MI 5601002449)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Grand Rapids
- Catherine Miller, PA
- Michelle O'neil, PA
- Hailey Gemlick, PA
- Ashly Sweet, PA-C
- Michael Warren, PA
- Audrey Droge, PA
Mailing Address
Po Box 1682
Grand Rapids, MI 495011682
Phone: 6167745221