Dr. David C. Schaefer, MD, PhD

Dr. Schaefer practices at University Medical Center New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health.

Dr. Schaefer's NPI, 1437116811, was assigned on April 28, 2006. Dr. Schaefer holds Louisiana license 338542.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is University Medical Center New Orleans, at 2000 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 in Orleans Parish. The practice phone is (504) 702-3000.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is University Medical Center New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of LCMC Health. Dr. Schaefer is also affiliated with University of Mississippi Medical Center. The medical group on file is Tulane Doctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaefer to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schaefer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Schaefer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Schaefer's licenses on file in 3 states: Louisiana, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 17 Medicare services from Dr. Schaefer across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 64 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $959 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 64 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaefer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 23 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, 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 65, with 59% women.

In 2023, Dr. Schaefer wrote 51 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $954 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 65 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Schaefer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Schaefer as offering telehealth. CMS counts 12 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Schaefer, more than 43% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Schaefer in 2022. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Schaefer's most frequent co-authors are Sarah Camille Glover, DO, Brandon R. Brousse, MD and Thomas Palmer Coleman.

CMS Open Payments shows 282 general payments to Dr. Schaefer from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. paid the most, $105,217.