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Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD

(68 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Bariatric Medicine

Tulane University School of Medicine (1987)

5 Palisades Drive Suite 100
Albany, NY 12205

(518) 438-4496

Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD is a pulmonologist in City of Albany, NY specializing in adult pulmonology and bariatric medicine. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1987 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners, ST. PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C. and ST PETERS HOSPITAL OF THE CITY OF ALBANY.

Office Locations

Address:

1 Pine W Plaza Washington Avenue Extension, Suite 101
City of Albany, NY 12205

Unable to locate address.

Address:

5 Palisades Drive Suite 100
Albany, NY 12205

Address:

70 Hatfield Lane Suite 101
Goshen, NY 10924

airway management	32
breathing treatment	38
doctor visit	1039
hospital care	1331
inpatient care	1331
preventive care	32
pulmonary testing	80
sleep study	55
vaccines	32

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	729
Black	28
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	133
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

airway management	42
breathing treatment	58
doctor visit	1121
hospital care	1553
inpatient care	1553
preventive care	30
pulmonary testing	121
sleep study	65
vaccines	30

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	735
Black	28
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	134
Less than 65	123

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	20

airway management	19
breathing treatment	48
doctor visit	1060
hospital care	1603
inpatient care	1603
lab tests	42
preventive care	43
pulmonary testing	105
sleep study	43
vaccines	43

**Gender**
Male	828
Female	794

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1460
Black	54
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	504
85 and over	284
Less than 65	252

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

airway management	27
breathing treatment	39
doctor visit	1184
hospital care	1313
inpatient care	1313
preventive care	17
pulmonary testing	99
sleep study	56
vaccines	17

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	643
Black	23
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	135
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	62
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

airway management	31
breathing treatment	36
doctor visit	1347
hospital care	1363
inpatient care	1363
preventive care	26
pulmonary testing	81
sleep study	54
vaccines	26

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	646
Black	26
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	117
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

airway management	25
breathing treatment	42
doctor visit	1390
hospital care	1430
inpatient care	1430
preventive care	27
pulmonary testing	134
sleep study	79
vaccines	27

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	24
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	123
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

airway management	23
breathing treatment	45
doctor visit	1441
hospital care	1077
inpatient care	1077
preventive care	25
pulmonary testing	136
sleep study	52
vaccines	25

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	632
Black	17
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	105
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

doctor visit	866
hospital care	970
inpatient care	970
preventive care	27
pulmonary testing	61
sleep study	21
vaccines	27

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	19
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	111
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

breathing treatment	10
doctor visit	2203
hospital care	1054
inpatient care	1054
pulmonary testing	119
sleep study	59

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD treated as a pulmonologist in City of Albany, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	28
doctor visit	1296
hospital care	1299
inpatient care	1299
lab tests	42
preventive care	32
pulmonary testing	104
sleep study	54
vaccines	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	608
Hispanic	30
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	213
85 and over	114
Less than 65	99
65 to 74	252

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	27
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	13
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Center (1990)

Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Disease American Board of Internal Medicine Subspecialty (1992)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Peter's Health Partners

ST. PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C.

ST PETERS HOSPITAL OF THE CITY OF ALBANY

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 68 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Alan Edward Schaffer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in City of Albany, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,262 BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $465	BREZTRI $251	TEZSPIRE $225	SYMBICORT $214	$107
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$563 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $129	STIOLTO $93	Gilotrif $79	OFEV $70	Spiriva $54	Other $139
United Therapeutics Corporation	$513 ORENITRAM $500	REMODULIN $13
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$412 BREO $195	NUCALA $91	ANORO $59	ARNUITY $30	$37
Genentech USA, Inc.	$340 Esbriet $162	TARCEVA $60	XOLAIR $59	Kadcyla $32	Perjeta $15	Other $11
Other	$2,487 ACTHAR $204	XOLAIR $194	Brovana $153	TEZSPIRE $125	Prolastin-C $115	Other $1,697

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,566
Education	$10

Biography

Dr. Alan Schaffer practices critical care (intensive care medicine) and adult pulmonology. He is affiliated with St. Peter's Health Partners. Dr. Schaffer attended Tulane University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at UMass Memorial Medical Center for residency.