Tara Elizabeth Schafer, DMD, MS

Primary specialty

Pediatric DentistryTaxonomy code 1223P0221X

License

DN011452 Issued in GA

Practice address

1430 John Wesley Gilbert Drive
Augusta, GA 30912-0001

Phone

(706) 721-2716

Fax

(706) 721-6778

NPI assigned

Jun 12, 2006

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Master of Science

State licenses

Practice roles

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Au Dental Associates

  • Dentist
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1457541781
  NPD
• Au Surgery Center, LLC

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1841733326
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "SCHAFER",
        "first_name": "TARA",
        "middle_name": "ELIZABETH",
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        "credential": "DMD, MS",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-12",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-19",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-19",
        "status": "A"
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• Charles Stephens Scarborough Jr., M.D.
• Sevetra Scarborough
• Ferdinand Johannes Schafer, M.D.
• Jadavia Shantel Schafer, DO
• Pascha Emmons Schafer, MD
• Elizabeth Blalock Schappell, DMD
• James M Schear, PH.D.
• Nancy K Schear, APRN
• Bernard Arthur Scherer, PA
• Dennis L Scherer Jr.

• Pediatric Dentistry in Augusta, GA
• Providers in Augusta, GA by specialty
• Pediatric Dentistry in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 19, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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