Robert Alan Schuster, MD
NPI 1871525931ActiveIndividual· General Practice· Dadeville, AL
General Practice (MD) with Ivy Creek Family Care of Lake Martin and 2 other groups, practicing in Dadeville, Alabama. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $3,329,239 for 33,512 claims, against $49,112 paid for services in 2024. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,683 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lake Martin Community Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1871525931 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 4, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practice Primary | 208D00000X | 16847 | AL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Family Practice (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 324 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 18,668 across 64 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $49,112 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 33,512 · 52,245 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 954 |
| Total drug cost | $3,329,239 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Family Practice |
Medical groups
- Ivy Creek Family Care of Lake MartinDadeville, AL · 16 clinicians
- Ivy Creek of Tallapoosa LLCDadeville, AL · 13 clinicians
- East Alabama Mental Health-Mental Retardation Board IncorporOpelika, AL · 11 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Lake Martin Community HospitalDadeville, AL
- The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL
Other facilities
- Lake Martin Home HealthHome health agency · Dadeville, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,683 · 133 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$2,211 · 127 payments from 21 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | $609.02 | 20 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | $483.85 | 24 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $385.90 | 17 |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $234.22 | 11 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $215.74 | 12 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,683 · 133 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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