Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD

Dr. Schafer practices at Atrium Health Primary Care Rutherford Internal Medicine & Specialty CA in Forest City, North Carolina.

Dr. Schafer's NPI, 1306889134, was assigned on June 13, 2006. Dr. Schafer holds North Carolina license 36033.

Dr. Schafer's primary practice is Atrium Health Primary Care Rutherford Internal Medicine & Specialty CA, at 181 Daniel Rd, Forest City, NC 28043 in Rutherford County. The practice phone is (828) 286-9036.

Dr. Schafer's primary practice is Atrium Health Primary Care Rutherford Internal Medicine & Specialty CA in Forest City, North Carolina. Dr. Schafer is also affiliated with Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. The medical group on file is Atrium Health Cleveland Imaging. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schafer to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schafer practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Schafer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Schafer is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS data shows 1,493 Medicare services from Dr. Schafer across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 832 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,323 for them.

CMS counts 832 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schafer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 373 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schafer's median patient age at 66, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Schafer wrote 9,140 Medicare Part D claims for 978 patients. 50% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,926 of them, across 55 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,618,089 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,321 claims across 53 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Schafer for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Schafer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 22 general payments to Dr. Schafer from 12 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $151.