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Erich S Schafer, DO
Minimally Invasive General SurgeryGeneral Surgery
Accepting New Patients
Need help scheduling? Call (231) 924-4200
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAffiliations
- Corewell Health Ludington Hospital
- Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital
- Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
Locations
- Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Multispecialty Clinic - Fremont
- 230 West Oak Street, Fremont, MI 49412
- Get Directions
- phone: 231-924-4200
- fax: 616-267-9046
Experience
Education
- Residency: University of Michigan Health - West, Surgery (General Surgery), 2018
- Internship: Capital Region Medical Center, 2014
- Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), 2013
Board Certifications
- General Surgery: American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, 2019
Insurance
Please contact the practice office to confirm your specific plan. If you have questions about paying for care or would like to speak to a financial counselor, please visit our financial assistance page.
Search plans
- Aetna/Cofinity
- Align Senior Care MI
- BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus Blue
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS Traditional
- Blue Care Network
- Blue Care Network Medicare Advantage
- Blue Cross Complete
- Cigna
- Coventry First Health
- HAP/ASR
- McLaren Commercial
- McLaren Medicaid
- McLaren Medicare Advantage
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Meridian AmBetter
- Meridian Complete (MI Health LINK) Dual Eligible
- Meridian Medicaid
- Molina Medicaid/MiChild/Marketplace (Health Plus)
- Molina Medicare
- Priority Health Choice Medicaid
- Priority Health HMO/PPO
- Priority Health Medicare Advantage
- Trinity Health Plan of MI
- UHC/Optum (VA Community Care Network)
- UM Health Plan
- United Health Care Commercial
- United Health Care Community Plan (Medicaid)
- United Health Care Dual Complete
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
18 ratings, 6 reviewsCorewell Health is committed to delivering high-quality and compassionate care. These ratings and reviews are transparent patient feedback collected via survey following a provider care experience that asks patients and families about the care they received.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/7/2025
Overall very good. I would recommend highly recommend him.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/20/2025
We both go to Dr Schafer for all our surgery needs! No relationship to us!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/16/2025
He takes time to listen and explain everything
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/14/2025
I would highly recommend him.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/29/2025
Always listens to all my concerns and thoughts.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/6/2025
Dr. Schafer's medical knowledge, manners and compassion are superb.