Dr. Jochen Thorsten Schaefer, MD

Dr. Schaefer practices at Associated Urology Medical Group,Inc. in Castro Valley, California.

Dr. Schaefer's NPI, 1831356757, was assigned on May 19, 2008. Dr. Schaefer graduated from Eberhard Karls University Faculty of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Schaefer holds California license A93697.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is Associated Urology Medical Group,Inc., at 20130 Lake Chabot Rd, Castro Valley, CA 94546 in Alameda County. The practice phone is (510) 889-1700.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is Associated Urology Medical Group,Inc. in Castro Valley, California. The medical group on file is Bay Area Foot Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaefer to 9 more medical groups and 7 group practices and clinics, 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.

Pathology is Dr. Schaefer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZD0900X. The record also lists dermatopathology. Dr. Schaefer is board certified in dermatopathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Schaefer's licenses on file in 15 states: California, South Dakota, Illinois, Montana, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 222 Medicare services from Dr. Schaefer across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 75 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,734 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 75 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaefer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 32 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schaefer's median patient age at 63, with 52% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 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.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Schaefer, published from 2008 to 2016. 2008 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Skin Neoplasms, Immunophenotyping and Dendritic Cells. Dr. Schaefer has published most often in J Cutan Pathol. Dr. Schaefer's most frequent co-authors are Craig L. Slingluff, MD, Gulsun Erdag, MD and Emily L. Arch, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Schaefer from 3 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alafair Biosciences, Inc. paid the most, $177.

Dr. Schaefer graduated from Eberhard Karls University Faculty of Medicine in 2000.

Dr. Schaefer is in network with 22 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.