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

Individual provider Otolaryngology Physician · NPI 1720051089

Dr. Stephen B Schaffer, MD practises Otolaryngology in Anchorage, Alaska. Graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2003, 23 years ago. Practices with Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc, a 2,121-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Colorado.

Years since qualifying
23
Trained at
Tulane University School of Medicine
Licensed in
CO
In the registry since
2006
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

1100 E Dimond Blvd Ste 201
Anchorage, AK 99515-2001
Phone: (907) 348-2800
Fax: (833) 450-5754
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Specialties & licences

Otolaryngology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207Y00000X · Licence 41238 (CO)

Record details

NPI number1720051089
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedFebruary 8, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDecember 1, 2025
Certification dateDecember 1, 2025

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyOTOLARYNGOLOGY
Medical schoolTULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2003 (23 years in practice)
Group practice Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc — 2121 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations5 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.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 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 patients319
Services billed 994 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $236 5 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2121 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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