Total Payments
$10,300
2024 Payments
$253.13
Companies
10
Transactions
39
Medicare Patients
609
Medicare Billing
$58,520
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$6,500 (63.1%)
Travel$2,749 (26.7%)
Food & Beverage$1,051 (10.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $6,500 | 2 | 63.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,749 | 10 | 26.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $1,051 | 27 | 10.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $9,856 | 28 | $0 (2023) |
| Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $253.13 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Peerless Surgical Inc. | $55.65 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | $32.76 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $26.11 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $19.26 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| KCI USA, Inc. | $19.03 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| Advanced Accelerator Applications | $19.02 | 1 | $0 (2020) |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $10.90 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $253.13 | 3 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. ($253.13) |
| 2023 | $95.58 | 2 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($95.58) |
| 2022 | $107.57 | 2 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($107.57) |
| 2021 | $74.91 | 2 | Peerless Surgical Inc. ($55.65) |
| 2020 | $2,579 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($2,500) |
| 2019 | $1,013 | 11 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,003) |
| 2018 | $6,177 | 14 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($6,150) |
All Payment Transactions
39 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2024 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Amtagvi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $64.55 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 03/21/2024 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Amtagvi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $122.64 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 03/16/2024 | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Amtagvi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $65.94 | General |
| Category: Oncology | ||||||
| 05/09/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $80.37 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/21/2023 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.21 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/22/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $93.49 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/15/2022 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.08 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/09/2021 | Peerless Surgical Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.65 | General |
| 01/26/2021 | Baxter Healthcare | TISSEEL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.26 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 09/11/2020 | THD America, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $8.10 | General |
| 05/22/2020 | Checkpoint Surgical, Inc | Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $32.76 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 05/09/2020 | KCI USA, Inc. | VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE (Medical Supply), PREVENA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.03 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 03/20/2020 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | In-kind items and services | $2,500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/05/2020 | Advanced Accelerator Applications | LUTATHERA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.02 | General |
| Category: ONCOLOGY | ||||||
| 12/17/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.44 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/17/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.50 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/15/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | FARXIGA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.90 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 05/31/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.03 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/31/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.67 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.94 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.34 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/07/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $8.52 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/27/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $201.98 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/01/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $571.10 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 03/01/2019 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 85 | 97 | $27,316 | $7,990 |
| 2022 | 8 | 182 | 212 | $57,202 | $17,943 |
| 2021 | 7 | 173 | 201 | $54,483 | $18,409 |
| 2020 | 8 | 169 | 210 | $45,890 | $14,178 |
Total Patients
609
Total Services
720
Medicare Billing
$58,520
Procedure Codes
27
All Medicare Procedures & Services
27 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 42 | $11,466 | $3,638 | 31.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $5,340 | $1,714 | 32.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $6,226 | $1,517 | 24.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $4,284 | $1,121 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 67 | $11,591 | $3,987 | 34.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 42 | $11,130 | $3,686 | 33.1% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $8,250 | $2,518 | 30.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $8,280 | $2,351 | 28.4% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 13 | $4,862 | $1,693 | 34.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $5,622 | $1,610 | 28.6% |
| 38900 | Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $4,500 | $1,299 | 28.9% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 27 | $2,967 | $798.33 | 26.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 61 | 83 | $13,940 | $5,358 | 38.4% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $10,050 | $3,214 | 32.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 32 | 37 | $9,624 | $3,023 | 31.4% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $6,408 | $2,106 | 32.9% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Office | 2021 | 13 | 14 | $5,073 | $1,849 | 36.4% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $4,780 | $1,503 | 31.4% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $4,608 | $1,356 | 29.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 57 | 72 | $11,798 | $3,443 | 29.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 29 | 36 | $9,036 | $3,062 | 33.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 19 | 19 | $7,577 | $2,360 | 31.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $5,010 | $1,646 | 32.8% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes | Office | 2020 | 13 | 13 | $4,602 | $1,367 | 29.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 12 | 12 | $3,372 | $1,003 | 29.7% |
About Dr. Benjamin Schmidt, MD
Dr. Benjamin Schmidt, MD is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Richmond, Virginia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/22/2009. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1861629438.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Benjamin Schmidt, MD has received a total of $10,300 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $253.13 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 39 transactions from 10 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($6,500).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schmidt has provided services to 609 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 720 services with total Medicare billing of $58,520. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 27 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Other Specialties Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- Location Richmond, VA
- Active Since 06/22/2009
- Last Updated 11/12/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1861629438
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $9,856
- Amtagvi (Drug) $253.13
- Checkpoint Stimulators (Device) $32.76
- ENSEAL Product Family (Device) $26.11
- TISSEEL (Biological) $19.26
- VAC VERAFLO CLEANSE CHOICE (Medical Supply) $19.03
- LUTATHERA (Drug) $19.02
- FARXIGA (Drug) $10.90
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.
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