Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer, MD

  • Amarillo, TX
  • Neurologist
NPI1528017324PAC ID6507916228
Medicare services, 2024
1,715
Medicare patients, 2024
579
Part D claims, 2024
1,016
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
1900 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106
Practice phone
Call (806) 350-7520
Professional email
Get professional email
Personal email
Get personal email
Mobile number
Get mobile number
Social profiles

Primary practice

Amarillo Medical Specialists

Amarillo, Texas

See all 5 affiliations

Find Dr. Schaeffer's professional email, personal email and mobile number

Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.

View contacts for free

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer is a neurologist in Amarillo, Texas

Dr. Schaeffer practices at Amarillo Medical Specialists in Amarillo, Texas.

Dr. Schaeffer's NPI, 1528017324, was assigned on May 9, 2006. Dr. Schaeffer graduated from Universidad Anahuac School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Schaeffer's Texas license number on file is H5053.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6507916228
NPI enumeration date
May 9, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(806) 350-7520
Professional email
Get email
Personal email
Get email
Mobile number
Get number
Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer practices at Amarillo Medical Specialists in Amarillo, Texas

Dr. Schaeffer's primary practice is Amarillo Medical Specialists, at 1900 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106 in Potter County. The practice phone is (806) 350-7520.

  • Amarillo Medical Specialists
    1900 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106 · Potter CountyPhone(806) 350-7520

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

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Schaeffer's primary practice is Amarillo Medical Specialists in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Schaeffer is also affiliated with Quail Creek Surgical Hospital. The medical group on file is Amarillo Medical Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaeffer to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

See all 5 affiliations for Dr. Schaeffer

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

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schaeffer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Amarillo Medical SpecialistsAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

For health IT teams

See the EHR and IT leaders at every site where Dr. Schaeffer practices

Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across each health system and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer is one of 1,226 neurologists in Texas

Neurology is Dr. Schaeffer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Schaeffer is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Schaeffer's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and New Mexico.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, TexasPrimaryLicense H5053 · 1988 to 2025 · taxonomy 2084N0400X
  • New Mexico license1987 to 1989

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, essential tremor, hereditary polyneuropathy, multiple sclerosis, muscle disease and neck pain and spine problems among the conditions Dr. Schaeffer treats.

Neurologists near Dr. Schaeffer

Counts of neurologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,226neurologists in Texas
8neurologists in Amarillo

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer billed Medicare for 1,715 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,715 Medicare services from Dr. Schaeffer across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 579 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $143,184 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,715
Medicare patients579
Paid by Medicare$143,184
Procedure codes19

Dr. Schaeffer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,3542024: 1,2369%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1952024: 15719%
Lab and pathology
2023: 3622024: 15059%
Other services
2023: 02024: 146
Surgery
2023: 772024: 2666%

Dr. Schaeffer compared with the Texas median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Schaeffer
  • Texas median
Medicare services
1,715vs 4593.7 times
Medicare patients
579vs 2322.5 times
Part D claims
835vs 48074% above

Medians across 1,116 neurologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Schaeffer'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.

See all procedures by Dr. Schaeffer

Need commercial claims for Dr. Schaeffer?

Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Schaeffer and other neurologists in Texas.

Book a meeting

Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer treated 579 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 579 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaeffer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 316 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schaeffer's median patient age at 64, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 2024579
Average age74
Average risk score1.07
Also on Medicaid3%

Dr. Schaeffer's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Schaeffer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women32957%
  • Men25043%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Schaeffer's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis73%
  4. Ischemic heart disease31%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Mood disorders26%
  7. Depression25%
  8. Chronic kidney disease24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Schaeffer's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men43%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer wrote 1,016 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Schaeffer wrote 1,016 Medicare Part D claims for 168 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 835 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $340,657 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 940 claims across 28 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,016
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$340,657
Part D patients168

Dr. Schaeffer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic956 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other60 claims6%

Dr. Schaeffer'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 9402024: 83511%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 28 in 2023.

See all prescribing by Dr. Schaeffer

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. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Schaeffer for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Schaeffer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

For MedTech and pharma teams

Find neurologists like Dr. Schaeffer by procedure volume and prescribing

Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Schaeffer, published from 2009 to 2022. The most frequent topics are Age of Onset. Dr. Schaeffer's most frequent co-authors are Arthur Austin Allen, MD, David W. Brandes, MD and Joanna A. Cooper, MD.

Papers3
Years published2009 to 2022

Dr. Schaeffer's papers by year, 2009 to 2022

Topics Dr. Schaeffer writes about most

  • Age of Onset

Dr. Schaeffer's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Schaeffer

See all 3 publications and co-authors

See who Dr. Schaeffer researches with

Physician Network Discovery turns co-authorship, shared hospitals and shared groups into a map of who Dr. Schaeffer works with, so you can find a warm path to the right neurologists.

How network discovery works

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

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer received $20,736 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 224 general payments to Dr. Schaeffer from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $13,177.

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

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

$20.7Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$9,45446%
  • Consulting fees$7,23035%
  • Food and beverage$3,52517%
  • Education$5273%

Companies that paid Dr. Schaeffer the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

See all payments to Dr. Schaeffer

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

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Schaeffer, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Schaeffer

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • Super Doc

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer graduated from Universidad Anahuac School of Medicine

Dr. Schaeffer graduated from Universidad Anahuac School of Medicine in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Anahuac School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in neurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Schaeffer is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Schaeffer accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
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
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer

Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.

What is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer's NPI number?

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer's NPI number is 1528017324. It was assigned on May 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer?

Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer is a neurologist in Amarillo, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer practice?

Dr. Schaeffer practices at 1900 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106. Dr. Schaeffer's primary practice is Amarillo Medical Specialists in Amarillo, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schaeffer to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Schaeffer is (806) 350-7520.

What is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer's medical license number?

Dr. Schaeffer's Texas license number on file is H5053, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Schaeffer in Texas (1988 to 2025) and New Mexico (1987 to 1989).

Which hospitals is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer affiliated with?

Dr. Schaeffer is affiliated with Quail Creek Surgical Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer part of?

Dr. Schaeffer is linked to Amarillo Medical Specialists. Dmand AI links Dr. Schaeffer to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Schaeffer billed Medicare for 1,715 services in 2024, and Dr. Schaeffer accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer's MIPS score?

Dr. Schaeffer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

Show 10 more questionsShow fewer questions

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer see?

CMS counts 579 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schaeffer in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer board certified?

Yes. Dr. Schaeffer is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Schaeffer's most billed Medicare services were nerve and brain test (95886), medicare service (G2211) and nerve and brain test (95911).

Where did Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer go to medical school?

Dr. Schaeffer graduated from Universidad Anahuac School of Medicine in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Schaeffer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Carbidopa-Levodopa, Baclofen and Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $20,736 in general payments to Dr. Schaeffer from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer been practicing?

Dr. Schaeffer graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

Does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Schaeffer, published from 2009 to 2022.

Who does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer publish with?

Dr. Schaeffer's most frequent co-authors are Arthur Austin Allen, MD (1 shared paper), David W. Brandes, MD (1 shared paper) and Joanna A. Cooper, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Lawrence Anthony Schaeffer accept?

Dr. Schaeffer is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Selling to neurology practices?

See neurologists in Texas by site of care and group

Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.

  • 30 days free
  • Self-serve
  • No credit card

Cookie settings

Turn each category on or off. Your choice is kept for 12 months and you can change it here at any time.

Necessary

Always on. Sign-in, security, downloads you asked for, your cookie choice, and the page that led to a signup.

View cookies (6)
  • dm_consentDmand AI. Your cookie choices and whether your browser sent a Global Privacy Control signal. 12 months.
  • dm_ft, dm_ltDmand AI. The first and the latest page you arrived on, with the date, so a signup is credited to the page that worked. 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_fs, dm_lsDmand AI. The first and the latest source of a visit (a search engine, a campaign or the site that linked here). 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_dl, dm_dl_okDmand AI. After you give an email address for a download, lets you download files without being asked again. 30 days.
  • Session and CSRF cookiesDmand AI (app.dmand.ai). Sign-in and form protection in the application. Session.
  • __cf_bm, cf_clearanceCloudflare. Tells people from automated traffic and keeps the site available. 30 minutes; cf_clearance while a security check is valid.

Analytics

On unless you turn it off. How pages are used, in aggregate, and recordings of how pages are used.

View cookies (6)
  • Google Tag ManagerGoogle. Loads the analytics and marketing tags that are on. Sets no cookie of its own and does not load when both categories are off. n/a.
  • _ga, _ga_<container-id>Google Analytics 4. Visits and page views in aggregate on dmand.ai. 2 years.
  • _clck, _clskMicrosoft Clarity. Recordings and heatmaps of how pages are used, with form fields masked. 1 year, 1 day.
  • CLID, MUID, ANONCHK, MR, SMMicrosoft (clarity.ms). Set by Microsoft when Clarity loads, to recognize a browser across sites that use Clarity. Up to 1 year.
  • None (cookieless)Ahrefs Analytics. Page views in aggregate. n/a.
  • ph_<project>_posthogPostHog. Product usage, errors and performance in app.dmand.ai, used to fix bugs and improve features. 365 days.

Marketing

On unless you turn it off, and always off when your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal. A visitor identification service tells our sales team which companies and people visit.

View cookies (6)
  • _reb2buid, _reb2butkRB2B. Recognizes a returning browser for visitor identification. 360 days, 1 year.
  • _reb2bgeoRB2B. The location used to decide whether a visit can be identified. 20 days.
  • _reb2brefRB2B. The page or site that referred the visit. 15 days.
  • _reb2bfxf, _reb2btd, _reb2bliRB2B. Links the visit to an identified business profile. 1 month.
  • _reb2bresolveRB2B. Holds a match while it is being resolved. 2 days.
  • _reb2sessionID, _reb2bloadedRB2B. The current visit, and a guard against loading the script twice. 30 minutes, 1 second.

Functional

On unless you turn it off. Remembers choices such as a collapsed section.

View cookies (none today)