Edward Schaeffer in Chicago, Illinois

Medical School: University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2001
The Primary Medical Specialty for Edward Schaeffer is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 23
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4486746161
NPI #: 1821134883
NPI Created On: 01/29/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/18/2013
Primary Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Removal of total lymph nodes of both sides of pelvis using an endoscope
3. Ultrasound measurement of bladder capacity after voiding
4. Diagnostic examination of the bladder and bladder canal (urethra) using an endoscope
5. Biopsy of prostate gland
6. Surgical removal of prostate and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope
7. 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing
8. Ultrasound of rectum
9. Hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy administration beneath the skin or into muscle
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
15. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
16. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
17. Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg

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).