Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. David Scott Shaeffer, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1467657817

Dr. David Scott Shaeffer, MD practises General Surgery in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. Graduated from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine in 2004, 22 years ago. Practices with Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc, a 61-clinician group, works from 4 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Colorado and Hawaii.

Years since qualifying
22
Trained at
Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine
Licensed in
CO, HI
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

27B Talisman Dr Unit 3
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-7914
Phone: (970) 372-0456
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Additional practice locations (3)

  • 150 Mercury Village Dr, Durango, CO 81301-8955 — (970) 335-2342
  • 95 S Pagosa Blvd, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-8329 — (970) 731-3700
  • 52 Village Dr, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147-8368 — (970) 264-2104

Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 49835 (CO)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence MDR-4549 (HI)

Record details

NPI number1467657817
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 17, 2007
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 11, 2026
Certification dateFebruary 11, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolMEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2004 (22 years in practice)
Group practice Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc — 61 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 16 times · 45th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 13 times · 45th percentile
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients284
Services billed 826 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 61 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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