In 2023, Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD had a list price for decompression surgery, endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery, ligament injection, nerve decompression surgery, nerve procedures, nerve surgery, soft tissue injections, and tendon sheath injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

By Affordability:

carpal tunnel surgery

peripheral nerve decompression surgery

peripheral nerve surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carpal tunnel surgery, peripheral nerve decompression surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2012 were upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	139
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2014 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	285
injections	65
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve procedures	26
upper extremity surgery	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	16
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2015 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	315
injections	69
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve procedures	17
upper extremity surgery	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	336
injections	87
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve procedures	28
upper extremity surgery	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	12
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	297
injections	81
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	18
upper extremity surgery	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	14
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	361
injections	83
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	12
transplant procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	16
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	359
injections	103
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve procedures	28
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	12
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	264
injections	91
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	42
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	307
injections	101
minimally invasive procedures	25
nerve procedures	25
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	41

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	12
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	356
injections	136
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve procedures	39
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	56

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	17
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Worcester, MA were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

aspiration	49
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	289
injections	90
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	24
nerve procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	11
tendon surgery	17
transplant procedures	12
upper extremity surgery	31

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	177
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	36
85 and over	9
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	99

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	1
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bradley K. Schaffer, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Kairos Surgical Inc	$2,632 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $378	$2,255
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,969 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $682	$1,287
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.	$966 Recon-Upper Extremity Metal $966
TriMed, Inc.	$100 $100
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$22 OPDIVO $22
Other	$11 MACI _ PEAK Study $11