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Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

Professional interests include: abdominal imaging

1 Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118

(617) 243-6161

Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA specializing in diagnostic radiology. Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD is affiliated with Boston Medical Center.

Office Locations

1 Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118

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2014 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02462

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) imaging and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	256
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	99
breast procedures	302
CT scan	261
diagnostic imaging	42
hip imaging	32
musculoskeletal imaging	49
neck imaging	47
pelvic imaging	270
preventive care	234
spinal procedures	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	403
ultrasound (sonogram)	481
vascular procedures	131
women's imaging	379
X-rays	755

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2013 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	209
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	74
breast procedures	178
CT scan	191
diagnostic imaging	24
hip imaging	15
musculoskeletal imaging	15
neck imaging	43
pelvic imaging	296
preventive care	138
thoracic (chest) imaging	314
ultrasound (sonogram)	461
vascular procedures	97
women's imaging	275
X-rays	494

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	770

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	983
Black	15
Hispanic	17
Asian	18
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	256
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	218
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	82
breast procedures	303
CT scan	199
diagnostic imaging	63
hip imaging	24
musculoskeletal imaging	40
neck imaging	36
pelvic imaging	208
preventive care	204
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	344
ultrasound (sonogram)	427
vascular procedures	138
women's imaging	353
X-rays	683

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	346
Female	858

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1131
Black	20
Hispanic	15
Asian	16
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	438
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	300
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2015 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	237
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	98
breast procedures	149
CT scan	256
diagnostic imaging	30
hip imaging	22
musculoskeletal imaging	22
neck imaging	30
pelvic imaging	217
preventive care	91
thoracic (chest) imaging	293
ultrasound (sonogram)	378
vascular procedures	133
women's imaging	189
X-rays	432

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	1406

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1826
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	48
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	722
From 75 to 84	610
85 and over	456
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	266
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	73
breast procedures	181
CT scan	279
diagnostic imaging	45
musculoskeletal imaging	12
neck imaging	41
pelvic imaging	248
preventive care	88
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	290
ultrasound (sonogram)	465
vascular procedures	132
women's imaging	243
X-rays	399

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	749

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	977
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	19
Other	47
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	411
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	247
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), X-rays, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	227
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	83
breast procedures	293
CT scan	273
diagnostic imaging	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
neck imaging	47
pelvic imaging	248
preventive care	187
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	225
ultrasound (sonogram)	467
vascular procedures	104
women's imaging	366
X-rays	386

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	820

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	955
Black	22
Hispanic	21
Asian	28
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	437
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	222
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging, breast procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	289
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	81
breast procedures	365
CT scan	284
diagnostic imaging	35
liver imaging	15
musculoskeletal imaging	28
neck imaging	58
pelvic imaging	241
preventive care	280
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	661
vascular procedures	190
women's imaging	438
X-rays	343

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	1068

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1278
Black	29
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	597
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	272
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	17
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging, breast procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	286
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	68
breast procedures	350
CT scan	247
diagnostic imaging	54
musculoskeletal imaging	29
neck imaging	63
pelvic imaging	260
preventive care	232
spinal procedures	49
thoracic (chest) imaging	73
ultrasound (sonogram)	641
vascular procedures	138
women's imaging	431
X-rays	350

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	408
Female	1049

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1319
Black	25
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	641
From 75 to 84	444
85 and over	257
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
breast procedures	295
CT scan	14
diagnostic imaging	85
pelvic imaging	14
preventive care	152
ultrasound (sonogram)	58
women's imaging	295
X-rays	237

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	241
Hispanic	85
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	39
Less than 65	173

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	18
breast procedures	175
CT scan	18
diagnostic imaging	29
pelvic imaging	18
preventive care	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
women's imaging	175
X-rays	149

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	109
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	18
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Boston, MA were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and breast procedures.

abdominal imaging	202
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	82
breast procedures	259
CT scan	202
diagnostic imaging	45
hip imaging	23
liver imaging	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	27
neck imaging	45
pelvic imaging	202
preventive care	172
spinal procedures	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	252
ultrasound (sonogram)	406
vascular procedures	132
women's imaging	314
X-rays	422

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	729

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	12
Non-Hispanic White	873
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	27
Other	31

**Age**
75 to 84	294
85 and over	206
Less than 65	109
65 to 74	396

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Education & Training

She completed residency at Brown University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Diagnostic Radiology American Board of Radiology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Residency: Brown University Affiliated Hospitals (2004)

Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology American Board of Radiology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Boston Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
HOLOGIC INC	$5,073 viera $2,064	Ultrasound $184	Ohana $39	PRIMA $23	$2,763
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$197 $197

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,828
Food and Beverage	$246
Travel and Lodging	$197

Research Payments

Dr. Leah E. Schafer, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $2,519.

Biography

Dr. Leah Schafer is a specialist in diagnostic radiology. She works in Newton, MA and Boston, MA. Dr. Schafer has indicated that her clinical interests include abdominal imaging. For her residency, Dr. Schafer trained at a hospital affiliated with Brown University. She is affiliated with Boston Medical Center.