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Brian Christian Schafer, MD

NPI 1821099037ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Cape Girardeau, MO

Orthopaedic Surgery (MD) in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, trained at University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine (class of 1993). 635 Medicare patients in 2024, $471,517 paid; nearly all of their 680 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. reported $283.72 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1821099037
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 10, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFeb 25, 2021
Certified by providerFeb 25, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X2001021376MO

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (MO)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients635
Services billed24,849 across 68 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$471,517

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)680 · 713 30-day fills
Patients241
Total drug cost$4,400
Generic share99% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine
Graduation year1993
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$283.72 · 2 payments from 1 company
  • 2024$2,846 · 17 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.$283.722

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$283.72 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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