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

Individual provider Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · NPI 1275875775

Joseph Schaffer, MD practises Sports Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Qualified in 2013, 13 years ago. Practices with Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine PLC, a 40-clinician group, works from 3 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Tennessee.

Years since qualifying
13
Licensed in
TN
In the registry since
2013
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

394 Harding Pl Ste 200
Nashville, TN 37211-3980
Phone: (615) 332-3600
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 2933 Medical Center Pkwy Ste D, Murfreesboro, TN 37129-2391 — (615) 890-1455
  • 2400 Patterson St Ste 300, Nashville, TN 37203-1558 — (615) 342-6300

Specialties & licences

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XX0005X · Licence 59333 (TN)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 59333 (TN)

Record details

NPI number1275875775
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 22, 2013
Last updated in NPPESDecember 21, 2023
Certification dateDecember 21, 2023

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtySPORTS MEDICINE
Also practisesORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2013 (13 years in practice)
Group practice Premier Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Plc — 40 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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.

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 12 times · 48th percentile
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 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 patients112
Services billed 614 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

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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 $270 4 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.

  • Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Hospital · Nashville, TN

Colleagues at Premier Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine PLC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 40 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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