Dr. Christopher Schaefer, MD

NPI: 1720349558
Total Payments
$18,266
2024 Payments
$112.87
Companies
23
Transactions
84
Medicare Patients
2,384
Medicare Billing
$193,589

Payment Breakdown by Category

Education$10,744 (58.8%)
Travel$4,326 (23.7%)
Food & Beverage$2,489 (13.6%)
Other$707.00 (3.9%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Education $10,744 6 58.8%
Travel and Lodging $4,326 14 23.7%
Food and Beverage $2,489 63 13.6%
Grant $707.00 1 3.9%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Smith+Nephew, Inc. $10,336 16 $0 (2023)
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $2,674 17 $0 (2023)
GE HEALTHCARE $1,540 1 $0 (2019)
Elite Orthopedics, LLC $1,310 5 $0 (2021)
Arthrex, Inc. $1,243 6 $0 (2018)
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. $343.15 6 $0 (2020)
Medical Device Business Services, Inc. $269.25 1 $0 (2017)
Radius Health, Inc. $156.04 8 $0 (2024)
Philips Electronics North America Corporation $72.79 4 $0 (2019)
Stryker Corporation $62.89 3 $0 (2024)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $112.87 6 Radius Health, Inc. ($59.17)
2023 $347.64 10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($177.44)
2022 $1,338 15 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($1,250)
2021 $77.02 3 Elite Orthopedics, LLC ($56.15)
2020 $1,254 4 Elite Orthopedics, LLC ($1,222)
2019 $1,753 13 GE HEALTHCARE ($1,540)
2018 $7,073 16 Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($4,616)
2017 $6,311 17 Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($5,673)

All Payment Transactions

84 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/14/2024 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.03 General
Category: Endocrinology
09/10/2024 Stryker Corporation INSPACE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.31 General
Category: SPORTS MEDICINE
07/09/2024 Amgen Inc. EVENITY (Biological), Prolia Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.25 General
Category: Bone Health
04/16/2024 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.19 General
Category: Endocrinology
03/12/2024 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.95 General
Category: Endocrinology
01/15/2024 PolyNovo North America LLC NOVOSORB BTM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.14 General
Category: SYNTHETIC DERMAL SUBSTITUTE
12/06/2023 ACUMED LLC ACUMED (Device), INnate Implant, InFrame Implant Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.40 General
Category: Screw & Pin
11/03/2023 Stryker Corporation BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.15 General
Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES
10/30/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. Bioinductive Implant with Arthroscopic Delivery System - Medium (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.63 General
Category: Sports Med Shoulder
10/03/2023 Smith+Nephew, Inc. COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.15 General
Category: Pharma Products
06/27/2023 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.11 General
Category: Endocrinology
04/27/2023 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.51 General
Category: Endocrinology
03/10/2023 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ROSA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $177.44 General
Category: Knees
03/07/2023 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.74 General
Category: Endocrinology
02/22/2023 Stryker Corporation INSPACE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.43 General
Category: SPORTS MEDICINE
01/19/2023 Amgen Inc. EVENITY (Biological), Prolia Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.08 General
Category: Bone Health
12/15/2022 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ROSA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.82 General
Category: Knees
12/06/2022 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.73 General
11/10/2022 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.33 General
Category: Endocrinology
11/01/2022 Amgen Inc. EVENITY (Biological), Prolia Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.57 General
Category: Bone Health
09/13/2022 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. EUFLEXXA (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.31 General
Category: ORTHOPEDICS
06/17/2022 Radius Health, Inc. Tymlos (Biological) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.18 General
Category: Endocrinology
06/03/2022 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ROSA (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $689.96 General
Category: Knees
06/03/2022 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ROSA (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $214.27 General
Category: Knees
06/03/2022 Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ROSA (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $34.00 General
Category: Knees

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 16 1,009 1,319 $483,302 $103,718
2022 10 652 713 $180,866 $45,334
2021 5 377 489 $51,048 $26,177
2020 6 346 432 $45,378 $18,360
Total Patients
2,384
Total Services
2,953
Medicare Billing
$193,589
Procedure Codes
41

All Medicare Procedures & Services

41 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 174 226 $51,980 $20,090 38.7%
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant Facility 2023 18 18 $99,324 $16,304 16.4%
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2023 12 12 $76,560 $10,993 14.4%
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope Facility 2023 13 13 $67,119 $10,511 15.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 140 168 $26,208 $10,167 38.8%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 80 80 $29,600 $9,565 32.3%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 119 154 $41,168 $6,920 16.8%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 72 72 $17,712 $4,798 27.1%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 45 45 $11,475 $4,108 35.8%
J1040 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg Office 2023 117 249 $7,781 $2,127 27.3%
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views Office 2023 59 72 $16,056 $2,055 12.8%
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views Office 2023 52 66 $10,385 $1,893 18.2%
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Office 2023 59 80 $14,160 $1,854 13.1%
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes Facility 2023 11 11 $3,575 $998.10 27.9%
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views Office 2023 26 34 $6,494 $905.54 13.9%
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Office 2023 12 19 $3,705 $429.52 11.6%
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee Facility 2022 11 11 $58,027 $9,755 16.8%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 110 110 $27,060 $8,895 32.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 m