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Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD

(Dr. Heidi Schaefer, MD)

(310 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1998)

Professional interests include: peritoneal dialysis, kidney problems, renal (kidney) biopsy, and more.

1301 Medical Center Drive Suite 2501
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 343-7592

Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD is a nephrologist in Nashville, TN specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1998 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD is affiliated with Vanderbilt Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

Office Locations

Vanderbilt Health

1301 Medical Center Drive Suite 2501
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 343-7592

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1310 24th Avenue Tenn Valley Hs (626)
South Nashville, TN 37212

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3601 Tvc
Nashville, TN 37232

(615) 322-3000

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Vanderbilt Health

4209 Gateway Boulevard Suite 5100
Newburgh, IN 47630

(615) 875-6540

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Some issues Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD can help you with:

Peritoneal Dialysis

Peritoneal dialysis is a procedure that imitates renal (kidney) function by filtering patients' blood. When the kidneys do not work properly, waste can accumulate in the blood and unbalanced chemicals can impair the body's critical functions. In order to stay healthy, a person without proper kidney function must receive dialysis. There are two forms of dialysis treatment: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both forms of dialysis are recurring treatments that in many cases last throughout the lifetime of the affected patient.

Peritoneal dialysis can be performed at home by oneself after an initial surgery. To start, a physician (generally a surgeon) will make a small incision in the lower abdomen and insert and surgically attach a catheter (thin tube). At home, the patient connects a pump to the abdomen catheter, delivering dialysate (dialysis fluid) from a bag hanging on a wheeled stand. This fluid enters the peritoneal cavity (greater abdomen area containing the stomach, liver, and intestines) and collects waste through osmosis, where waste in the blood moves across a membrane and into the dialysate. This process continues for several hours until the fluid concentration is equal between the blood and dialysate, at which point the fluid can be drained. The fluid can then be passed through a machine called a cycler, which removes waste and allows for the dialysate to be reused. This process is repeated about four times per day. Dialysis patients must limit the amount of fluid they consume prior to receiving dialysis and should also avoid eating salty foods. The cycler cannot filter more than a certain amount of waste products from the blood.

Kidneys are important organs, and peritoneal dialysis can be vital for those with renal dysfunction. Peritoneal dialysis may be a more convenient alternative to hemodialysis, which requires going into a clinic.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1034
hospital care	504
inpatient care	493
outpatient care	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	24
doctor visit	1128
hospital care	766
inpatient care	741
outpatient care	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	343

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	53
Dementia	3
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1165
hospital care	705
inpatient care	705

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	333

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	51
Dementia	3
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	18
doctor visit	1113
hospital care	545
inpatient care	545

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	282
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	648

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	48
Dementia	5
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	22
doctor visit	1079
hospital care	673
inpatient care	673

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	276
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	157
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	328

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	52
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	49
doctor visit	873
hospital care	763
inpatient care	734
outpatient care	29

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	163
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	336

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	53
Dementia	8
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	24
doctor visit	894
hospital care	778
inpatient care	765
outpatient care	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	372

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	56
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	763
hospital care	662
inpatient care	662

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	157
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	56
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	68
doctor visit	719
hospital care	716
inpatient care	705
outpatient care	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	185
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	353

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	57
Dementia	7
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	30
doctor visit	718
hospital care	583
inpatient care	583

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	137
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	282

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	57
Dementia	9
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	494
hospital care	454
inpatient care	441
outpatient care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	122
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	235

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	63
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated as a nephrologist in Nashville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

dialysis	33
doctor visit	907
hospital care	649
inpatient care	640
outpatient care	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	149
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	295
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	9
85 and over	0
Less than 65	321
65 to 74	127

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1998. She completed residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). She is certified by the Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1998)

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) (2001)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine (2001)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Vanderbilt Health

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 310 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Nashville, TN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$20 $20
Boston Scientific Corporation	$12 Watchman Device $12

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

Research Payments

Dr. Heidi Maree Schaefer, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $24,773.

Biography

Dr. Heidi Schaefer's area of specialization is adult nephrology. Her areas of expertise include the following: pancreas transplant, hemodialysis, and renal (kidney) biopsy. Dr. Schaefer's hospital/clinic affiliations include U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). She attended the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). Dr. Schaefer's average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5).