Total Payments
$7,017
2024 Payments
$1,443
Companies
26
Transactions
351
Medicare Patients
8,644
Medicare Billing
$586,945
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,414 (77.2%)
Consulting$750.00 (10.7%)
Education$446.37 (6.4%)
Other$406.25 (5.8%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,414 | 342 | 77.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $750.00 | 2 | 10.7% |
| Education | $446.37 | 5 | 6.4% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $406.25 | 2 | 5.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $1,268 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $1,166 | 67 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Biotech, Inc. | $1,127 | 57 | $0 (2024) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $499.81 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $418.38 | 19 | $0 (2024) |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $370.94 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| LEO Pharma Inc. | $299.18 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
| UCB, Inc. | $232.14 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| Incyte Corporation | $216.30 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $191.91 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,443 | 94 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. ($308.29) |
| 2023 | $2,650 | 113 | Amgen Inc. ($657.46) |
| 2022 | $1,462 | 101 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. ($301.14) |
| 2021 | $1,361 | 42 | Amgen Inc. ($406.25) |
| 2020 | $100.86 | 1 | Amgen Inc. ($100.86) |
All Payment Transactions
351 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 15
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2024 | Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC | Cabtreo (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.79 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/20/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Bimzelx (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.24 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Zoryve (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.50 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 12/16/2024 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | Sotyktu (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.18 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.45 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Bimzelx (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.95 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological), SKYRIZI | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.07 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.03 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/09/2024 | Amgen Inc. | Otezla (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.35 | General |
| Category: Inflammation | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | EBGLYSS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.93 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | RINVOQ (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.23 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | PFIZER INC. | EUCRISA (Drug), CIBINQO, LITFULO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.35 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | DUPIXENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.82 | General |
| Category: INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Zoryve (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.50 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.44 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. | Winlevi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.78 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Lilly USA, LLC | EBGLYSS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.94 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.08 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.89 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | SKYRIZI (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.33 | General |
| Category: IMMUNOLOGY | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Janssen Biotech, Inc. | TREMFYA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
| 10/30/2024 | LEO Pharma Inc. | ADBRY (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.22 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | Almirall LLC | Seysara (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.81 | General |
| Category: Dermatology | ||||||
| 10/22/2024 | PFIZER INC. | EUCRISA (Drug), CIBINQO, LITFULO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.40 | General |
| Category: DERMATOLOGY | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | UCB, Inc. | Cimzia (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.59 | General |
| Category: Immunology | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23 | 3,817 | 7,030 | $406,660 | $249,968 |
| 2022 | 25 | 3,410 | 6,036 | $375,695 | $244,470 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,349 | 2,157 | $136,347 | $87,425 |
| 2020 | 3 | 68 | 69 | $17,298 | $5,082 |
Total Patients
8,644
Total Services
15,292
Medicare Billing
$586,945
Procedure Codes
68
All Medicare Procedures & Services
68 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 686 | 852 | $87,720 | $49,068 | 55.9% |
| 17110 | Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 491 | 583 | $65,000 | $41,082 | 63.2% |
| 17000 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 600 | 778 | $42,300 | $25,850 | 61.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 500 | 583 | $38,050 | $22,207 | 58.4% |
| 11301 | Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 222 | 287 | $32,950 | $21,328 | 64.7% |
| 17004 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths | Office | 2023 | 139 | 168 | $33,345 | $20,235 | 60.7% |
| 17003 | Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths | Office | 2023 | 429 | 2,903 | $16,145 | $10,998 | 68.1% |
| 11302 | Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 85 | 104 | $14,420 | $9,463 | 65.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 93 | 107 | $13,640 | $8,574 | 62.9% |
| 11311 | Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 81 | 90 | $12,220 | $8,477 | 69.4% |
| 11306 | Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 73 | 86 | $10,150 | $6,599 | 65.0% |
| 11310 | Shaving of skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.5 cm or less | Office | 2023 | 59 | 61 | $7,280 | $4,637 | 63.7% |
| 11102 | Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth | Office | 2023 | 65 | 67 | $6,270 | $3,935 | 62.8% |
| 11300 | Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.5 cm or less | Office | 2023 | 51 | 54 | $4,445 | $2,902 | 65.3% |
| 17111 | Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths | Office | 2023 | 20 | 28 | $4,180 | $2,735 | 65.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $4,110 | $2,611 | 63.5% |
| 11307 | Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1.1-2.0 cm | Office | 2023 | 23 | 24 | $3,655 | $2,468 | 67.5% |
| 10040 | Acne surgery | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $2,640 | $1,708 | 64.7% |
| 11900 | Injection into skin growth, 1-7 growths | Office | 2023 | 40 | 47 | $2,595 | $1,493 | 57.5% |
| 11305 | Shaving of skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.5 cm or less | Office | 2023 | 20 | 23 | $1,605 | $1,161 | 72.3% |
| 96372 | Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle | Office | 2023 | 52 | 97 | $1,555 | $1,001 | 64.4% |
| 11200 | Removal of skin tag, 1-15 skin tags | Office | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $1,310 | $901.91 | 68.8% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $1,075 | $534.59 | 49.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 584 | 763 | $79,305 | $51,433 | 64.9% |
| 17110 | Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths | Office | 2022 | 430 | 513 | $60,230 | $39,136 | 65.0% |
About Dr. Christine Schafer, MD
Dr. Christine Schafer, MD is a Internal Medicine healthcare provider based in Little Silver, New Jersey. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/05/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1275997330.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christine Schafer, MD has received a total of $7,017 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,443 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 351 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,414).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schafer has provided services to 8,644 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,292 services with total Medicare billing of $586,945. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 68 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Internal Medicine
- Other Specialties Dermatology, Dermatology
- Location Little Silver, NJ
- Active Since 04/05/2016
- Last Updated 09/23/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1275997330
Products in Payments
- Otezla (Drug) $1,239
- TREMFYA (Drug) $1,125
- SKYRIZI (Biological) $680.17
- DUPIXENT (Biological) $605.20
- RINVOQ (Biological) $358.51
- TALTZ (Drug) $287.27
- COSENTYX (Drug) $258.26
- ADBRY (Biological) $251.29
- OPZELURA (Drug) $216.30
- Cimzia (Drug) $168.70
- COSENTYX (Biological) $160.12
- EUCRISA (Drug) $135.43
- Winlevi (Drug) $129.30
- REMICADE (Biological) $126.85
- REVOLVE (Device) $126.84
- Sotyktu (Drug) $107.18
- CLODERM (Drug) $78.98
- Zoryve (Drug) $74.17
- VALCHLOR (Drug) $68.52
- Bimzelx (Biological) $63.44
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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