Total Payments
$57,659
2024 Payments
$2,846
Companies
14
Transactions
138
Medicare Patients
9,488
Medicare Billing
$2.1M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$36,384 (63.1%)
Travel$9,454 (16.4%)
Research$9,250 (16.0%)
Food & Beverage$2,571 (4.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $36,384 | 15 | 63.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $9,454 | 47 | 16.4% |
| Unspecified | $9,250 | 24 | 16.0% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,571 | 52 | 4.5% |
Payments by Type
General
$48,409
114 transactions
Research
$9,250
24 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $47,481 | 101 | $0 (2024) |
| Materialise NV | $6,634 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $1,441 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,400 | 8 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $271.50 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $174.64 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. | $166.78 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $16.56 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Amgen Inc. | $15.85 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $13.77 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,846 | 17 | MEDACTA USA, INC. ($1,441) |
| 2023 | $131.15 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($131.15) |
| 2022 | $1,478 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($1,269) |
| 2021 | $1,600 | 2 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,600) |
| 2020 | $300.00 | 4 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($300.00) |
| 2019 | $11,924 | 15 | Materialise NV ($6,634) |
| 2018 | $35,989 | 74 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($35,806) |
| 2017 | $3,391 | 15 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($3,199) |
All Payment Transactions
138 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12/2024 | HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.96 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $104.00 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/26/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $49.47 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $237.22 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $209.00 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $146.76 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $78.00 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $56.00 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/24/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.49 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | HERAEUS MEDICAL, LLC. | PALACOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.82 | General |
| Category: BONE CEMENT | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | MEDACTA USA, INC. | GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $489.96 | General |
| Category: knee | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.88 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $982.49 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $126.34 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | mymobility Platform (Device), ROSA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $42.64 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $35.00 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device), MAKO | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $131.15 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 11/16/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.75 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/11/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $101.75 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/07/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $205.20 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/07/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $86.71 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/07/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.91 | General |
| 09/20/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $503.34 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 09/08/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.68 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Knee Study | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $7,350 | 18 |
| ORTHO.CR.K005 Vanguard CR Knee System | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,900 | 6 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 19 | 2,115 | 28,051 | $2.3M | $510,002 |
| 2022 | 19 | 2,205 | 31,089 | $2.3M | $523,151 |
| 2021 | 18 | 2,295 | 28,252 | $2.2M | $520,923 |
| 2020 | 22 | 2,873 | 31,810 | $2.4M | $573,419 |
Total Patients
9,488
Total Services
119,202
Medicare Billing
$2.1M
Procedure Codes
78
All Medicare Procedures & Services
78 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J3304 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 298 | 22,466 | $1.3M | $297,087 | 23.2% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 81 | 85 | $371,960 | $80,916 | 21.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 384 | 706 | $195,960 | $34,198 | 17.5% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 39 | 2,640 | $105,600 | $19,174 | 18.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 246 | 296 | $61,568 | $17,514 | 28.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 147 | 178 | $54,646 | $14,520 | 26.6% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 236 | 320 | $40,165 | $11,831 | 29.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 134 | 134 | $41,272 | $9,284 | 22.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 63 | 63 | $20,349 | $6,630 | 32.6% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 152 | 203 | $27,040 | $6,470 | 23.9% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 105 | 672 | $22,176 | $3,296 | 14.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 24 | $9,672 | $2,150 | 22.2% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 62 | 71 | $7,868 | $1,758 | 22.3% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 47 | 68 | $6,420 | $1,676 | 26.1% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 35 | 41 | $4,396 | $1,144 | 26.0% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 21 | 39 | $4,485 | $1,069 | 23.8% |
| 77071 | Application of stress by physician for joint imaging | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $2,226 | $493.08 | 22.2% |
| 77073 | X-ray for bone length assessment | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $1,666 | $431.14 | 25.9% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $1,506 | $359.02 | 23.8% |
| J3304 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 317 | 23,616 | $1.3M | $318,334 | 23.6% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 51 | 52 | $227,552 | $49,696 | 21.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 430 | 791 | $211,296 | $38,011 | 18.0% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2022 | 70 | 4,464 | $178,560 | $35,236 | 19.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 257 | 328 | $68,224 | $19,524 | 28.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 186 | 217 | $66,619 | $16,926 | 25.4% |
About Dr. Brian Schafer, MD
Dr. Brian Schafer, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/10/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1821099037.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Schafer, MD has received a total of $57,659 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $2,846 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 138 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($36,384).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schafer has provided services to 9,488 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 119,202 services with total Medicare billing of $2.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 78 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Cape Girardeau, MO
- Active Since 08/10/2005
- Last Updated 02/25/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1821099037
Products in Payments
- ROSA (Device) $30,800
- Vanguard (Device) $9,250
- Knee Product Portfolio (Device) $2,766
- GMK Sphere Revision System (Device) $1,441
- MAKO (Device) $994.75
- Knees Product Portfolio (Device) $500.00
- TRIATHLON (Device) $405.51
- AQUAMANTYS (Device) $271.50
- PALACOS (Device) $166.78
- Persona (Device) $142.57
- Zfx Components (Device) $131.94
- MONOVISC (Device) $108.05
- MyMobility (Device) $99.91
- Signature Knee (Device) $45.60
- mymobility Platform (Device) $42.64
- ANORO (Drug) $16.56
- Prolia (Biological) $15.85
- EBI Bone Healing System (Device) $14.51
- XIAFLEX (Biological) $13.77
- HYALGAN (Device) $12.46
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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.
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