Dr. Virginia Oliva Shaffer, MD

Dr. Shaffer practices at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Shaffer's NPI, 1396921813, was assigned on January 15, 2008. Dr. Shaffer graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2003. Dr. Shaffer holds Illinois license 036168019.

Dr. Shaffer's primary practice is Emory Healthcare, at 1364 Clifton NE Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322 in Dekalb County. The practice phone is (404) 686-7869.

Dr. Shaffer's primary practice is Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Shaffer is also affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. The medical group on file is Emory Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Shaffer to 3 more hospitals and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Shaffer practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Colon and rectal surgery is Dr. Shaffer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208C00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Shaffer's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and Georgia.

CMS data shows 23 Medicare services from Dr. Shaffer across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 93 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,184 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 93 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Shaffer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, 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. Shaffer's median patient age at 66, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Shaffer wrote 91 Medicare Part D claims for 47 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 42 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,046 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 68 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Shaffer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Shaffer as offering telehealth. CMS counts 28 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Shaffer, more than 53% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 48 papers to Dr. Shaffer, published from 2012 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 8. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Quality Improvement and Colectomy. Dr. Shaffer has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Shaffer's most frequent co-authors are Jahnavi Kartik Srinivasan, MD, John F. Sweeney, MD and Jyotirmay Sharma, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Shaffer to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Colitis, Ulcerative and Colitis.

CMS Open Payments shows 63 general payments to Dr. Shaffer from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 25% of the total. Covidien LP paid the most, $10,011.

Dr. Shaffer graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2003.