Dr Gary Edward Schaffel, MD in Lake Forest, IL

Dr Gary Edward Schaffel, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Lake Forest, Illinois. He went to University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb) and graduated in 1994 and has 30 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Internal Medicine. He is a member of the group practice Forward Focus Medical Care Llc and his current practice location is 990 S Waukegan Rd Ste 200, Lake Forest, Illinois. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (847) 234-8100.

Dr Gary Edward Schaffel is licensed to practice in Illinois (license number 036093564) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1336123884.

Contact Information

	Dr Gary Edward Schaffel, MD
	990 S Waukegan Rd Ste 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045-2654
	(847) 234-8100
	(847) 234-8199

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Gary Edward Schaffel
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Experience	30 Years
Location	990 S Waukegan Rd Ste 200, Lake Forest, Illinois
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Gary Edward Schaffel attended and graduated from University Of Illinois College Of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-urb) in 1994

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1336123884
Provider Enumeration Date: 11/29/2005
Last Update Date: 09/05/2024

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 6507866027
Enrollment ID: I20070108000253

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Gary Edward Schaffel such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1336123884	NPI	-	NPPES
205568397	Other		TAX IDENTIFICATION

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	036093564 (Illinois)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital	Lake forest, IL	Hospital
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital	Evanston, IL	Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital	Chicago, IL	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Forward Focus Medical Care Llc	2961402482	6

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Gary Edward Schaffel allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Forward Focus Medical Care Llc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1245314616 PECOS PAC ID: 2961402482 Enrollment ID: O20070108000260

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Gary Edward Schaffel is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Gary Edward Schaffel, MD 990 S Waukegan Rd Ste 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045-2654 Ph: (847) 234-8100	Dr Gary Edward Schaffel, MD 990 S Waukegan Rd Ste 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045-2654 Ph: (847) 234-8100

Reviews and Comments

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Dr Gary Edward Schaffel, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Lake Forest, IL