Dr. Benjamin M. Schaefer, MD

Dr. Schaefer practices at Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Legacy Hospital - Building B) in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Dr. Schaefer's NPI, 1083649263, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Schaefer holds New York license 270188.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Legacy Hospital - Building B), at 45 Reade Pl, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 in Dutchess County. The practice phone is (845) 483-6604.

Dr. Schaefer's primary practice is Vassar Brothers Medical Center (Legacy Hospital - Building B) in Poughkeepsie, New York. Dr. Schaefer is also affiliated with Vassar Brothers Medical Center. The medical group on file is Danbury Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaefer to 4 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Schaefer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Schaefer is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 12,170 Medicare services from Dr. Schaefer across 33 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,316 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $328,524 for them.

CMS counts 2,316 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaefer in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 904 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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 72, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Schaefer wrote 6,792 Medicare Part D claims for 885 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 6,538 of them, across 63 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,072,604 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,589 claims across 61 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 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 lists Dr. Schaefer as offering telehealth.

CMS Open Payments shows 127 general payments to Dr. Schaefer from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $588.