Dr. Heidi Schaefer, MD
Nephrology (Kidney) (Nephrology Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery (1998)
- Years since graduation
- 28
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 270
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1998Medical school: Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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
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Nephrology Physician primary
TN license 38577 -
Internal Medicine Physician
TN license 38577
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
- Deaconess Hospital Inc Evansville, IN
- Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL
- Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson, TN
- Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN
Medical groups
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (3,567 clinicians)
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
- 270
- Services billed
- 616
- Patients’ average age
- 58
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 382 | 213 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 136 | 48 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 91 | 31 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 22 | 18 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 22 | 22 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 12 | 12 |
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.