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Dr. Edward T. Schaefer, D.O.

Gastroenterology (Gastroenterology Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
13
In the NPI registry since
2013
Medicare patients seen, 2024
202

Licensed in Texas since 2016, according to the Texas Medical Board. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 2013Medical school: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University
  • 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology Physician primary
    MN license 65223
  • Internal Medicine Physician
    MN license 65223 · TX license Q8630 (first issued 2016; canc non-renewal)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Gastroenterology per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.

Medicare patients and services

Medicare patients, 2024
202
Services billed
1,367
Patients’ average age
68
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg23151
Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito118118
Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope7878
Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg6751
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare6363
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope3737
Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg1515
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes1413
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes1313

Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.

Medicare prescriptions

Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated September 2, 2021), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1114369279. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.