Dr. Christopher Schaeffer, MD

Dr. Schaeffer practices at Landmark Health Ny Ipa in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Schaeffer's NPI, 1265404982, was assigned on February 6, 2006. Dr. Schaeffer graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Schaeffer holds New York license 217322.

Dr. Schaeffer's primary practice is Landmark Health Ny Ipa, at 701 Seneca St Ste 646c Suite 646c, Buffalo, NY 14210-1351. The practice phone is (716) 995-4450.

Dr. Schaeffer's primary practice is Landmark Health Ny Ipa in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Schaeffer is also affiliated with Sisters of Charity Hospital. The medical group on file is General Physician. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaeffer to 1 more hospital, 7 medical groups, 4 skilled nursing facilities, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 hospices, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schaeffer practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Schaeffer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Schaeffer is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 648 Medicare services from Dr. Schaeffer across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 122 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $52,732 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 122 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaeffer in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 62 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 61% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.00, 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. Schaeffer's median patient age at 82, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Schaeffer wrote 5,941 Medicare Part D claims for 255 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,010 of them, across 115 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $423,706 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 187 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Schaeffer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Schaeffer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Schaeffer from 2 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc paid the most, $283.

Dr. Schaeffer graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1998.