Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,733
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 863
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,848
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Practice address
- 4100 Minnesota Drive, Edina, MN 55435
- Practice phone
- Call (952) 996-9600
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Edina Specialty Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Edina, Minnesota
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Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer is an ophthalmologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dr. Schaefer practices at Edina Specialty Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota.
Dr. Schaefer's NPI, 1295843225, was assigned on August 29, 2006. Dr. Schaefer graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1998. Dr. Schaefer holds Minnesota license 44604.
- NPI
- 1295843225NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1557383726
- NPI enumeration date
- August 29, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (952) 996-9600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 54
- Medical school graduation
- 1998
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer practices at Edina Specialty Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota
Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is Edina Specialty Surgery Center, at 4100 Minnesota Drive, Edina, MN 55435. The practice phone is (952) 996-9600.
- Edina Specialty Surgery Center4100 Minnesota Drive, Edina, MN 55435Phone(952) 996-9600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is Edina Specialty Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaefer to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Edina Specialty Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer is one of 346 ophthalmologists in Minnesota
Ophthalmology is Dr. Schaefer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Schaefer is licensed in Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, MinnesotaPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Schaefer
Counts of ophthalmologists 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. Scott Thomas Schaefer billed Medicare for 1,733 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,733 Medicare services from Dr. Schaefer across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 863 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $179,495 for them.
Dr. Schaefer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,2842024: 1,11913%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3462024: 38912%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2542024: 22511%
Where Dr. Schaefer's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,58892%
- In a facility1458%
Dr. Schaefer compared with the Minnesota median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Schaefer
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 1,733vs 8102.1 times
- Medicare patients
- 863vs 3262.6 times
- Part D claims
- 2,771vs 5175.4 times
Medians across 364 ophthalmologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Schaefer'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. Scott Thomas Schaefer treated 863 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 863 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaefer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 394 patients. 69% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schaefer's median patient age at 75, with 62% women.
Dr. Schaefer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Schaefer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women57166%
- Men29234%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Schaefer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol69%
- High blood pressure67%
- Arthritis40%
- Diabetes26%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Ischemic heart disease21%
- Mood disorders19%
- Atrial fibrillation18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Schaefer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer wrote 2,848 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Schaefer wrote 2,848 Medicare Part D claims for 654 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,771 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $184,525 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,422 claims across 18 drugs.
Dr. Schaefer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,004 claims70%
- Brand-name844 claims30%
Dr. Schaefer'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. Schaefer's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics0%11 of 2,848 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: 2,4222024: 2,77114%
Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 18 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. Scott Thomas Schaefer scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 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 counts 245 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Schaefer, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Schaefer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 80.4of 100Quality
- 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Schaefer ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 87th percentile245 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Schaefer in 2023. Dr. Schaefer's most frequent co-authors are Marshall H. Everson, MD, David V. Folden, MD and Carter J. Nichols, MD.
Dr. Schaefer's most frequent co-authors
- Marshall H. Everson, MD1 shared paper
- David V. Folden, MD1 shared paper
- Carter J. Nichols, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Schaefer
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer received $2,816 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Schaefer from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Device or supply loans make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $2,560.
General payments to Dr. Schaefer by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Schaefer by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Device or supply loans$1,93369%
- Food and beverage$88331%
Companies that paid Dr. Schaefer 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. Scott Thomas Schaefer graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School
Dr. Schaefer graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1998.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer's NPI number?
Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer's NPI number is 1295843225. It was assigned on August 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer?
Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer is an ophthalmologist in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer practice?
Dr. Schaefer practices at 4100 Minnesota Drive, Edina, MN 55435. Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is Edina Specialty Surgery Center in Edina, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaefer to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Schaefer is (952) 996-9600.
What is Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer's medical license number?
Dr. Schaefer holds Minnesota license 44604.
Does Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schaefer billed Medicare for 1,733 services in 2024, and Dr. Schaefer accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer's MIPS score?
Dr. Schaefer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer see?
CMS counts 863 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaefer in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Schaefer's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92136).
Where did Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer go to medical school?
Dr. Schaefer graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1998.
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What drugs does Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schaefer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Timolol Maleate.
Has Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,816 in general payments to Dr. Schaefer from 6 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer been practicing?
Dr. Schaefer graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.
Does Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Schaefer.
Who does Dr. Scott Thomas Schaefer publish with?
Dr. Schaefer's most frequent co-authors are Marshall H. Everson, MD (1 shared paper), David V. Folden, MD (1 shared paper) and Carter J. Nichols, MD (1 shared paper).
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