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Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Primary Care, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), physical exams, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and more.

181 Daniel Road Forest
Forest City, NC 28043

(828) 286-9036

Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD is a pulmonologist in Forest City, NC specializing in adult pulmonology, primary care, sleep medicine and adult critical care. He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health and CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC.

Office Locations

Address:

181 Daniel Road Forest
Forest City, NC 28043

Some issues Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

airway management	172
blood draw	113
bronchoscopy	47
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	2196
hospital care	351
inpatient care	352
lab tests	114
minimally invasive procedures	48
preventive care	83
pulmonary testing	87
sleep study	268
thoracic (chest) imaging	256
vaccines	83
X-rays	256

**Gender**
Male	1078
Female	1515

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2276
Black	278
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	974
From 75 to 84	671
85 and over	347
Less than 65	601

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

airway management	174
blood draw	34
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	2003
hospital care	292
inpatient care	293
lab tests	77
minimally invasive procedures	16
preventive care	80
pulmonary testing	61
sleep study	299
thoracic (chest) imaging	83
vaccines	80
X-rays	83

**Gender**
Male	1023
Female	1400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2140
Black	249
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	862
From 75 to 84	619
85 and over	319
Less than 65	623

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

airway management	137
blood draw	32
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	1982
hospital care	271
inpatient care	259
lab tests	8
minimally invasive procedures	15
outpatient care	12
preventive care	76
pulmonary testing	46
sleep study	252
thoracic (chest) imaging	58
vaccines	76
X-rays	58

**Gender**
Male	1876
Female	2736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4058
Black	482
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1664
From 75 to 84	1140
85 and over	578
Less than 65	1230

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

airway management	174
blood draw	24
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	1849
hospital care	175
inpatient care	176
minimally invasive procedures	17
preventive care	58
pulmonary testing	59
sleep study	301
thoracic (chest) imaging	56
vaccines	58
X-rays	56

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	888

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1338
Black	153
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	650
From 75 to 84	349
85 and over	161
Less than 65	347

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	51
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

airway management	145
blood draw	13
bronchoscopy	10
doctor visit	1943
hospital care	34
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	49
pulmonary testing	36
sleep study	260
thoracic (chest) imaging	59
vaccines	49
X-rays	59

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	652

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1041
Black	94
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	514
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	91
Less than 65	276

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

airway management	129
blood draw	17
bronchoscopy	23
doctor visit	1957
hospital care	13
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	13
preventive care	29
pulmonary testing	55
sleep study	253
vaccines	29

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	627

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1032
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	536
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	89
Less than 65	233

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

airway management	129
blood draw	24
bronchoscopy	8
doctor visit	1931
hospital care	16
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	9
pulmonary testing	53
sleep study	208

**Gender**
Male	520
Female	641

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1055
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	555
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	101
Less than 65	188

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

airway management	60
blood draw	14
doctor visit	1619
hospital care	17
inpatient care	18
preventive care	82
pulmonary testing	18
sleep study	123
vaccines	82

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	498
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	67
Less than 65	176

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

airway management	127
doctor visit	2749
hospital care	24
inpatient care	25
preventive care	105
pulmonary testing	40
sleep study	245
vaccines	105

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Forest City, NC were sleep study, airway management, hospital care and inpatient care.

airway management	138
blood draw	33
bronchoscopy	20
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	2026
hospital care	133
inpatient care	132
lab tests	67
minimally invasive procedures	19
outpatient care	12
preventive care	73
pulmonary testing	52
sleep study	245
thoracic (chest) imaging	102
vaccines	73
X-rays	102

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	902
Male	662

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	150
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1389
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
85 and over	175
75 to 84	396
Less than 65	367
65 to 74	625

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	26
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Maine Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Residency: Maine Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary Robert Schafer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health

CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$205 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $11	$194
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.	$122 Spin $122
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$96 Xyrem $96
Genentech USA, Inc.	$83 Esbriet $72	XOLAIR $12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$67 SYMBICORT $23	FASENRA $16	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $13	$15
Other	$222 Neupro $32	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $31	NIOX VERO $29	Octrode $20	Perforomist $20	Other $90

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$764
Education	$32

Biography

Dr. Gary Schafer's areas of specialization are adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology; he sees patients in Forest City, NC. These areas are among Dr. Schafer's clinical interests: asthma, physical exams, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He is affiliated with Atrium Health. For his residency, Dr. Schafer trained at Maine Medical Center.

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