Dr. William Schaffner, MD

  • Nashville, TN
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1063511400
Publications
255
Industry payments
$72,644
State license
1
Year NPI issued
2006
Practice address
3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232-0001
Practice phone
Call (615) 322-3000
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Dr. William Schaffner is an infectious disease specialist in Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Schaffner practices in Nashville, Tennessee.

Dr. Schaffner's NPI, 1063511400, was assigned on September 22, 2006. Dr. Schaffner holds Tennessee license MD06260.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
September 22, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(615) 322-3000
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. William Schaffner's practice address is in Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Schaffner's practice address in the NPI Registry is 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232-0001. The practice phone is (615) 322-3000.

  • NPI Registry address
    3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232-0001Phone(615) 322-3000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

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Dr. William Schaffner is one of 154 infectious disease specialists in Tennessee

Infectious disease is Dr. Schaffner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Schaffner is licensed in Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, TennesseePrimaryLicense MD06260 · taxonomy 207RI0200X

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Dr. William Schaffner has 255 publications on record

Dmand AI links 255 papers to Dr. Schaffner, published from 2010 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 19. The most frequent topics are Influenza, Human, Tennessee and Pneumococcal Infections. Dr. Schaffner has published most often in Clin Infect Dis. Dr. Schaffner's most frequent co-authors are Ruth Lynfield, MD, Shikha Garg, MD and Timothy Frederick Jones, MD.

Papers255
Years published2010 to 2025

Dr. Schaffner's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Schaffner writes about most

  • Influenza, Human
  • Tennessee
  • Pneumococcal Infections
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines
  • Population Surveillance
  • Vaccination
  • COVID-19
  • Pandemics

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. William Schaffner received $72,644 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 82 general payments to Dr. Schaffner from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $33,861.

General payments to Dr. Schaffner by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Schaffner by kind, 2016 to 2025

$72.6Kin total
  • Consulting fees$59,86082%
  • Travel and lodging$6,2079%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$4,6446%
  • Food and beverage$1,2842%
  • Other$6491%

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. William Schaffner's profile data

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NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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What is Dr. William Schaffner's NPI number?

Dr. William Schaffner's NPI number is 1063511400. It was assigned on September 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. William Schaffner?

Dr. William Schaffner is an infectious disease specialist in Nashville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Dr. William Schaffner practice?

Dr. Schaffner practices at 3601 Tvc, Nashville, TN 37232-0001.

What is Dr. William Schaffner's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Schaffner is (615) 322-3000.

What is Dr. William Schaffner's medical license number?

Dr. Schaffner holds Tennessee license MD06260.

Has Dr. William Schaffner received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $72,644 in general payments to Dr. Schaffner from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.

How long has Dr. William Schaffner been practicing?

Dr. Schaffner's NPI was assigned in 2006.

Does Dr. William Schaffner do research?

Dmand AI links 255 publications to Dr. Schaffner, published from 2010 to 2025.

Who does Dr. William Schaffner publish with?

Dr. Schaffner's most frequent co-authors are Ruth Lynfield, MD (105 shared papers), Shikha Garg, MD (44 shared papers) and Timothy Frederick Jones, MD (32 shared papers).

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