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Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO

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Specializes in: Pathology

1500 Sw 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66604

(785) 354-6963

Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO is a pathologist in Topeka, KS specializing in pathology.

Office Locations

1500 Sw 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66604

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“The incident in the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson - a medium-security prison - came just days after a now-approved motion was filed in court based on a theory by Topeka-based Dr....”—"Elon Musk floats possible pardon of former cop Derek Chauvin", Daily Mail Online, March 2025

“Last November, Chauvin s attorney filed a motion to vacate his federal charges based on theories by Kansas pathologist Dr. William Schaetzel, who doesn t believe the former officer s actions led to...”—"Derek Chauvin Allowed To Test George Floyd s Heart Tissue In New Motion", Atlanta Daily World, December 2024

“The doctor, Kansas forensic pathologist William Schaetzel, contacted Chauvin's team after he entered his plea, proposing that Floyd had not died due to the officer kneeling on his neck for several...”—"Biden administration blocking re-examination of George Floyd's heart", Daily Mail Online, December 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2023

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intraoperative pathology consultation

In 2023, Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO performed more intraoperative pathology consultation procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Kansas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2012 were lab tests, cytology, consultation and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bone marrow tests	25
consultation	60
cytology	132
diagnostic procedures	25
lab tests	552

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2013 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	67
cytology	136
lab tests	602

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	847
Female	832

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1555
Black	51
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	664
From 75 to 84	564
85 and over	237
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2014 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	71
cytology	140
lab tests	470

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	746
Female	832

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1431
Black	66
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	631
From 75 to 84	499
85 and over	210
Less than 65	238

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2015 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	83
cytology	161
lab tests	508

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	1708
Female	1656

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3090
Black	90
Hispanic	90
Asian	24
Other	44
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1418
From 75 to 84	1072
85 and over	422
Less than 65	452

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2016 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	76
cytology	112
lab tests	380

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	704
Female	772

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1345
Black	56
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	631
From 75 to 84	466
85 and over	184
Less than 65	195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2017 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	88
cytology	82
lab tests	403

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	802
Female	853

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1488
Black	63
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	732
From 75 to 84	526
85 and over	169
Less than 65	228

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2018 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	59
cytology	143
lab tests	472

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	781
Female	839

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1463
Black	57
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	738
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	173
Less than 65	218

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2019 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	69
cytology	96
lab tests	317

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	753
Female	877

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1461
Black	57
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	767
From 75 to 84	503
85 and over	173
Less than 65	187

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2020 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	36
cytology	88
lab tests	155

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	584
Female	676

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1136
Black	44
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	628
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	113
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2021 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	84
cytology	59
lab tests	234

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	605
Female	676

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1161
Black	26
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	643
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	117
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS during 2022 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

consultation	85
cytology	75
lab tests	384

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	786
Female	885

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1525
Black	36
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	837
From 75 to 84	567
85 and over	141
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated as a pathologist in Topeka, KS were lab tests, cytology, consultation and bone marrow tests.

aspiration	12
bone marrow tests	25
consultation	70
cytology	111
diagnostic procedures	25
lab tests	407

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO.

**Gender**
Male	756
Female	808

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	1423
Hispanic	44
Native American / Alaskan Native	4
Other	24

**Age**
75 to 84	495
85 and over	176
Less than 65	194
65 to 74	699

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	17
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Kansas.

Licensed In: Kansas

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City, Inc.	$2,000 $2,000
Lilly USA, LLC	$57 VERZENIO $35	CYRAMZA $22
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$12 Atellica $12

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,000
Food and Beverage	$69

Biography

Dr. William Schaetzel is a specialist in pathology. He works in Topeka, KS. Dr. Schaetzel obtained a license to practice in Kansas.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William Paul Schaetzel, DO From 2012 - 2022

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