Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,777 | 85 | 51.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,262 | 9 | 24.5% |
| Education | $1,200 | 1 | 13.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,000 | 1 | 10.8% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $3,692 | 38 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $3,108 | 32 | $0 (2024) |
| Saxum Surgical, Inc. | $1,226 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $877.34 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $183.41 | 5 | $0 (2021) |
| OSSIO INC | $103.34 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $19.65 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $17.35 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $12.35 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $927.98 | 19 | Arthrex, Inc. ($480.91) |
| 2023 | $1,136 | 14 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($699.14) |
| 2022 | $1,554 | 7 | Saxum Surgical, Inc. ($1,226) |
| 2021 | $1,024 | 2 | Arthrex, Inc. ($1,000) |
| 2020 | $223.13 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($223.13) |
| 2019 | $1,198 | 22 | Arthrex, Inc. ($846.48) |
| 2018 | $144.58 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($111.58) |
| 2017 | $3,033 | 24 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($1,593) |
All Payment Transactions
96 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | RF20000 (Device), Q-FIX, CAP-FIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.25 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Resection | ||||||
| 09/27/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | AMBIENT (Device), CAP-FIX, Q-FIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.85 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 09/13/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.87 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.77 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Visualization | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.50 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Visualization | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | CAP-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.98 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | OSSIO INC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.34 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.47 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.31 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.00 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.87 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.13 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.88 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 04/12/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.25 | General |
| 03/15/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | CAP-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.51 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Q-FIX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.82 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Hip | ||||||
| 07/13/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | ACUFEX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.86 | General |
| Category: Sports Med Shoulder | ||||||
| 04/05/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.50 | General |
| 04/05/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.98 | General |
| 04/05/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $69.27 | General |
| 04/05/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.31 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 454 | 1,096 | $271,071 | $62,543 |
| 2022 | 11 | 388 | 1,042 | $299,971 | $73,221 |
| 2021 | 9 | 323 | 780 | $182,298 | $48,315 |
| 2020 | 6 | 143 | 347 | $59,083 | $12,729 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
36 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J7327 | Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 24 | 36 | $68,400 | $20,201 | 29.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 90 | 125 | $53,147 | $12,747 | 24.0% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 64 | 101 | $40,570 | $9,283 | 22.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 53 | $29,177 | $6,561 | 22.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 52 | 84 | $25,317 | $6,373 | 25.2% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 63 | 80 | $9,760 | $2,158 | 22.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $8,287 | $2,053 | 24.8% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $19,949 | $1,606 | 8.0% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 24 | 28 | $4,620 | $1,101 | 23.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 60 | 564 | $11,844 | $461.24 | 3.9% |
| J7327 | Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2022 | 20 | 42 | $79,800 | $25,648 | 32.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 70 | 112 | $48,076 | $12,028 | 25.0% |
| 29827 | Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $39,097 | $10,350 | 26.5% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2022 | 52 | 83 | $35,436 | $7,814 | 22.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $25,462 | $5,584 | 21.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 65 | $19,725 | $4,587 | 23.3% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $8,386 | $2,124 | 25.3% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2022 | 50 | 63 | $7,628 | $1,801 | 23.6% |
| 29826 | Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $19,462 | $1,632 | 8.4% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 24 | 31 | $5,055 | $1,146 | 22.7% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 47 | 564 | $11,844 | $507.75 | 4.3% |
| J7327 | Hyaluronan or derivative, monovisc, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2021 | 19 | 30 | $57,000 | $18,195 | 31.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 60 | 79 | $31,601 | $8,826 | 27.9% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2021 | 51 | 83 | $34,256 | $8,114 | 23.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 39 | 64 | $17,972 | $4,756 | 26.5% |
About Dr. Brian Schulz, M.D
Dr. Brian Schulz, M.D is a Sports Medicine healthcare provider based in Los Angeles, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/10/2008. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1679733984.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Brian Schulz, M.D has received a total of $9,240 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $927.98 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 96 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,777).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schulz has provided services to 1,308 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,265 services with total Medicare billing of $196,807. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 36 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Sports Medicine
- Location Los Angeles, CA
- Active Since 06/10/2008
- Last Updated 03/24/2021
- Taxonomy Code 207XX0005X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1679733984
Products in Payments
- Fast-Fix 360 (Device) $917.39
- N/A (Device) $553.72
- PINPOINT System (Device) $445.42
- Pivot Portal Entry Kit (Device) $281.25
- CinchLock SS (Device) $244.63
- CINCHLOCK SS (Device) $239.88
- ACUFEX (Device) $224.62
- ACCU-PASS (Device) $184.81
- MONOVISC (Device) $146.51
- Regeneten (Device) $145.23
- CAP-FIX (Device) $140.49
- Q-FIX (Device) $138.44
- Biosure (Device) $124.93
- RF20000 (Device) $114.25
- NONE (Device) $111.58
- HEALICOIL (Device) $84.00
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $36.90
- DUEXIS (Drug) $19.65
- AMBIENT (Device) $18.85
- EXPAREL (Drug) $17.35
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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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