Dr. Saul Schaefer, MD

Dr. Schaefer practices at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health.

Dr. Schaefer's NPI, 1982686978, was assigned on November 16, 2005. Dr. Schaefer graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Schaefer holds California license G049459.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center, at 2315 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817 in Sacramento County. The practice phone is (916) 734-2011.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California, part of University of California Health. Dr. Schaefer is also affiliated with Oroville Hospital. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaefer to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schaefer practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Schaefer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Schaefer is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Schaefer's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Texas.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac catheterization, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure and high cholesterol among the conditions Dr. Schaefer treats.

CMS data shows 4,242 Medicare services from Dr. Schaefer across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,903 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $76,387 for them.

CMS counts 2,903 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaefer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 1,130 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schaefer's median patient age at 60, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Schaefer wrote 585 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 441 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $126,441 in total drug cost.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Schaefer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Schaefer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Schaefer as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 58 papers to Dr. Schaefer, published from 2004 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Myocardium and Coronary Circulation. Dr. Schaefer has published most often in J Am Coll Cardiol. Dr. Schaefer's most frequent co-authors are Ronald Michael Peshock, MD, Craig Riggs Malloy, MD and Roslyn Rivkah Isseroff, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Schaefer from 12 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $25,171.

Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Schaefer, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Schaefer graduated from UC Davis School of Medicine in 1981. Dr. Schaefer is a member of ACC.

Dr. Schaefer is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.