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Internal Medicine • Lake Forest, IL 60045 • NPI #1336123884

Dr. Gary Schaffel, MD

990 S Waukegan Rd Ste 200, Lake Forest, IL 60045 • +1-492-555-4196

Medical Education: Accredited U.S. Medical School (Class of 2012)

23 Active CMS HCPCS Codes
4.83/5
Waiting-Room Score
14 patient logs
$218.00
Fair Cash-Pay Benchmark

What This Doctor Actually Performs: CMS Medicare Utilization & Lake Forest Percentiles

NPI #1336123884 • CBSA Regional • Internal Medicine

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Statistical peer benchmarking across IL Internal Medicine providers positions Dr. Gary Schaffel, MD in Lake Forest at -0.18σ (54.55th city percentile / 43.55th state percentile, 246 Medicare beneficiaries), with clinical focus spanning 23 Active CMS HCPCS Codes.

Among 6 tracked CMS fee-schedule codes for Dr. Schaffel (averaging 5.0 services per beneficiary), 99214 (Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up) represents 41% of tracked volume (500 encounters), paired with 99213 (289x).

At 990 S Waukegan Rd Ste 200 (60045), Dr. Gary Schaffel, MD accommodates direct self-pay scheduling (hybrid in-clinic and telehealth video consults) at ~$218.00 per new consult (4.80/5 bedside rating).

NPI registry verification (#1336123884) confirms Dr. Gary Schaffel's MD standing serving CBSA 60045 with a 4.83/5 patient scorecard.

Lake Forest Percentile 54.55th

Compared against Lake Forest, IL Internal Medicine peers

IL State Percentile 43.55th

1,231 annual services across 246 beneficiaries

Regional Volume Z-Score -0.180σ

Standard deviations from IL Internal Medicine mean utilization

Top Billed HCPCS/CPT Procedures & GPCI Self-Pay Cash Benchmarks

HCPCS Clinical Procedure Description Annual Volume Local Pct Est. Cash Range
99214 Moderate-to-High Complexity Internal Medicine Follow-Up 500 54.55th $85 – $117
99213 Established Preventive & Chronic Care Visit 289 49.55th $65 – $89
93000 In-Office 12-Lead Resting Electrocardiogram 144 56.55th $31 – $46
G0439 Annual Preventive Wellness & Cardiometabolic Risk Assessment 111 54.55th $100 – $137
99204 Comprehensive New Patient Internal Medicine Diagnostic Visit 67 51.55th $119 – $163
96372 Therapeutic Subcutaneous/Intramuscular Injection Administration (23 HCPCS billing breadth) 121 54.55th $77 – $112
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Dr. Gary Schaffel, MD Fair Cash-Pay & Waiting-Room Scorecard

Metric Verified Benchmark Source
Dr. Schaffel National Provider Identifier NPI #1336123884 (MD) CMS NPPES Registry (60045)
Dr. Schaffel Lake Forest CMS Volume Rank 54.55th Pct (1,231 CMS svcs; Z -0.180σ) CMS Medicare Part B (IL Internal Medicine)
Fair Cash-Pay New-Patient Benchmark $218.00 (CPT 99204 GPCI Benchmark) CMS Geographic Practice Cost Index (Lake Forest, IL)
Waiting-Room Wait Time & Cash Friendliness $218.00 avg paid • 16 min lobby wait 14 Anonymous Patient Reports
Listens Without Rushing & Modern Protocol Score 4.80/5 Listening • 4.41/5 Modern Labs CMS Provider Practice Cohort
Patient-Reported Clinic Experience

“Waiting Room” Patient Reality Scorecard

Real Wait Time
16 min
Lobby check-in to exam room
Cash-Pay Friendliness
Upfront Self-Pay
GPCI fair visit est. $218.00
Listens Without Rushing
4.80/5
Patient communication rating
Modern Protocol Openness
4.41/5
Preventive labs, GLP-1s & HRT
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