Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $1,384 | 1 | 82.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $158.09 | 1 | 9.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $136.07 | 1 | 8.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $1,678 | 3 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1,678 | 3 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,678) |
All Payment Transactions
3 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2018 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $158.09 | General |
| 02/09/2018 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.07 | General |
| 01/12/2018 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $1,384.00 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | 898 | 2,285 | $171,116 | $117,873 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,234 | 2,813 | $187,913 | $128,577 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
31 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J0775 | Injection, collagenase, clostridium histolyticum, 0.01 mg | Office | 2021 | 11 | 1,138 | $61,612 | $49,208 | 79.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 261 | 302 | $34,860 | $23,769 | 68.2% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 87 | 87 | $11,917 | $8,372 | 70.3% |
| 20550 | Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane | Office | 2021 | 130 | 182 | $13,932 | $8,117 | 58.3% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand | Facility | 2021 | 18 | 18 | $10,194 | $7,929 | 77.8% |
| 29848 | Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $13,038 | $6,639 | 50.9% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 18 | $9,298 | $4,320 | 46.5% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 63 | 91 | $6,824 | $3,246 | 47.6% |
| 26341 | Manipulation of palm pretendinous cord following enzyme injection | Office | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $1,887 | $1,394 | 73.8% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule | Office | 2021 | 22 | 24 | $2,498 | $1,276 | 51.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 19 | 21 | $1,424 | $1,085 | 76.2% |
| 20612 | Aspiration and/or injection of cysts | Office | 2021 | 16 | 17 | $1,364 | $994.64 | 72.9% |
| 20527 | Injection of enzyme in palm tissue | Office | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $1,443 | $976.69 | 67.7% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2021 | 211 | 334 | $539.10 | $318.50 | 59.1% |
| Q4010 | Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass | Office | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $285.60 | $228.48 | 80.0% |
| J0775 | Injection, collagenase, clostridium histolyticum, 0.01 mg | Office | 2020 | 12 | 1,260 | $62,716 | $49,340 | 78.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 363 | 409 | $38,329 | $25,673 | 67.0% |
| 64721 | Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand | Facility | 2020 | 28 | 31 | $21,526 | $12,135 | 56.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 123 | 123 | $17,052 | $10,964 | 64.3% |
| 20550 | Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane | Office | 2020 | 155 | 218 | $16,111 | $9,622 | 59.7% |
| 26055 | Incision of tendon covering | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 20 | $7,390 | $5,128 | 69.4% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 80 | 121 | $8,252 | $4,552 | 55.2% |
| 20526 | Injection of carpal tunnel | Office | 2020 | 24 | 28 | $3,393 | $2,386 | 70.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2020 | 41 | 48 | $2,716 | $1,817 | 66.9% |
| 20605 | Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule | Office | 2020 | 30 | 34 | $2,406 | $1,606 | 66.7% |
About Dr. Alan Schefer, MD
Dr. Alan Schefer, MD is a Hand Surgery healthcare provider based in Mount Kisco, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861448755.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Alan Schefer, MD has received a total of $1,678 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,678 received in 2018. These payments were reported across 3 transactions from 1 company. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($1,384).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schefer has provided services to 2,132 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 5,098 services with total Medicare billing of $246,450. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 31 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Hand Surgery
- Location Mount Kisco, NY
- Active Since 05/25/2006
- Last Updated 08/04/2016
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0106X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1861448755
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.