Gary Schafer MD in Forest City, North Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Gary Schafer MD is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 38
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7214827575
NPI #: 1306889134
NPI Created On: 06/13/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/18/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
License Number:
36033
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: ENG.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. X-ray of chest, 2 views
3. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
4. Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage
5. Measurement and graphic recording of total and timed exhaled air capacity
6. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
7. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
8. Multiple measurements and graphic recordings of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
9. Overnight measurement of oxygen saturation in blood using ear or finger device
10. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab
11. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day
18. Physician telephone patient service, 5-10 minutes of medical discussion
19. Administration of influenza virus vaccine

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).