Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 583
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 262
- Part D claims, 2024
- 7,824
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $4,727
- Practice address
- 2424 Enterprise Rd, Clearwater, FL 33763
- Practice phone
- Call (727) 281-9065
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Baycare Medical Group, Inc.
Clearwater, Florida
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Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer is an internist in Clearwater, Florida
Dr. Schaffer practices at Baycare Medical Group, Inc. in Clearwater, Florida.
Dr. Schaffer's NPI, 1245283902, was assigned on May 17, 2006. Dr. Schaffer graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 1984. Dr. Schaffer holds Florida license ME57994.
- NPI
- 1245283902NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577527142
- NPI enumeration date
- May 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (727) 281-9065
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer practices at Baycare Medical Group, Inc. in Clearwater, Florida
Dr. Schaffer's primary practice is Baycare Medical Group, Inc., at 2424 Enterprise Rd, Clearwater, FL 33763 in Pinellas County. The practice phone is (727) 281-9065.
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.2424 Enterprise Rd, Clearwater, FL 33763 · Pinellas CountyPhone(727) 281-9065
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Schaffer's primary practice is Baycare Medical Group, Inc. in Clearwater, Florida. Dr. Schaffer is also affiliated with Morton Plant Hospital. The medical group on file is BayCare Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaffer to 3 more hospitals, 3 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schaffer practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Baycare Medical Group, Inc. | Available with a free account |
| +8 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer is one of 9,009 internists in Florida
Internal medicine is Dr. Schaffer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Schaffer is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Schaffer is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, FloridaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists hiv/aids, immune deficiency disease, joint or bone infection and shingles among the conditions Dr. Schaffer treats.
Internists near Dr. Schaffer
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer billed Medicare for 583 services in 2024
CMS data shows 583 Medicare services from Dr. Schaffer across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 262 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,201 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Schaffer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7052024: 39744%
- Other services
- 2023: 2752024: 16739%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 232024: 1917%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 222024: 0100%
Dr. Schaffer compared with the Florida median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Schaffer
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 583vs 5555% above
- Medicare patients
- 262vs 21522% above
- Part D claims
- 7,060vs 46615.2 times
Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Schaffer's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer treated 262 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 262 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaffer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 112 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schaffer's median patient age at 71, with 45% women.
Dr. Schaffer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Schaffer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12548%
- Men13752%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Schaffer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Arthritis50%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
- Diabetes27%
- Atrial fibrillation26%
- Mood disorders26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Schaffer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women45%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer wrote 7,824 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Schaffer wrote 7,824 Medicare Part D claims for 640 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 7,060 of them, across 117 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,243,772 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,946 claims across 129 drugs.
Dr. Schaffer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic6,653 claims85%
- Brand-name1,144 claims15%
- Other27 claims0%
Dr. Schaffer's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Schaffer's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%109 of 7,824 claims
- Antibiotics1%74 of 7,824 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%15 of 7,824 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7,9462024: 7,06011%
Drugs named by CMS: 117 in 2024, 129 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Schaffer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Schaffer as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer received $4,727 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 265 general payments to Dr. Schaffer from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $866.
General payments to Dr. Schaffer by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Schaffer by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,67099%
- Education$471%
- Travel and lodging$100%
Companies that paid Dr. Schaffer the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer has 4 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 4 awards for Dr. Schaffer, most recently NCQA HSRP in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Schaffer
- 2013
- NCQA HSRP
- NCQA PCMH
- NCQA PPC
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 2012
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Dr. Schaffer graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 1984.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. Schaffer is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- HCSC
- Humana
- Regence Health Plans
- +3 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Schaffer accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare9
- PPO8
- HMO6
- POS4
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer's NPI number?
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer's NPI number is 1245283902. It was assigned on May 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer?
Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer is an internist in Clearwater, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer practice?
Dr. Schaffer practices at 2424 Enterprise Rd, Clearwater, FL 33763. Dr. Schaffer's primary practice is Baycare Medical Group, Inc. in Clearwater, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaffer to 3 hospitals, 3 home health agencies and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Schaffer is (727) 281-9065.
What is Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer's medical license number?
Dr. Schaffer holds Florida license ME57994.
Which hospitals is Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer affiliated with?
Dr. Schaffer is affiliated with Morton Plant Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Schaffer to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer part of?
Dr. Schaffer is linked to BayCare Medical Group.
Does Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schaffer billed Medicare for 583 services in 2024, and Dr. Schaffer accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Schaffer as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer see?
CMS counts 262 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaffer in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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Is Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer board certified?
Yes. Dr. Schaffer is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Schaffer's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G0439) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer go to medical school?
Dr. Schaffer graduated from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schaffer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,727 in general payments to Dr. Schaffer from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer been practicing?
Dr. Schaffer graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Benjamin C. Schaffer accept?
Dr. Schaffer is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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