Total Payments
$25,048
2024 Payments
$8,580
Companies
13
Transactions
73
Medicare Patients
1,176
Medicare Billing
$152,792
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$9,000 (35.9%)
Consulting$7,901 (31.5%)
Travel$3,834 (15.3%)
Food & Beverage$2,813 (11.2%)
Other$1,500 (6.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $9,000 | 2 | 35.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $7,901 | 3 | 31.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,834 | 22 | 15.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,813 | 45 | 11.2% |
| Honoraria | $1,500 | 1 | 6.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $9,126 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $8,267 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $2,486 | 13 | $0 (2021) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1,821 | 17 | $0 (2023) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $1,560 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,012 | 14 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $539.78 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Conformis, Inc. | $152.60 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | $21.91 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Genentech USA, Inc. | $20.37 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,580 | 18 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($8,227) |
| 2023 | $450.36 | 5 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. ($228.61) |
| 2022 | $7,609 | 24 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,500) |
| 2021 | $7,152 | 21 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. ($4,500) |
| 2019 | $1,256 | 5 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($1,256) |
All Payment Transactions
73 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2024 | Davol Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.01 | General |
| 10/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | PHOTONSABER Y (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.19 | General |
| Category: LIGHTED SUCTION | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $126.09 | General |
| Category: Recon Robotics | ||||||
| 09/03/2024 | Genentech USA, Inc. | Alecensa (Biological), Tecentriq | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.37 | General |
| Category: BioOncology | ||||||
| 08/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $592.50 | General |
| 08/22/2024 | Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | HYMOVIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.91 | General |
| Category: OSTEOARTHRITIS | ||||||
| 07/11/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,777.50 | General |
| 05/29/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,531.11 | General |
| 05/29/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $130.21 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.67 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.26 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.03 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.39 | General |
| 05/22/2024 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.44 | General |
| 04/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $74.95 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.39 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 04/25/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.12 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.80 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 11/14/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ATTUNE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $112.41 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Knee | ||||||
| 08/29/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | ROSA (Device), ROSA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.23 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 05/31/2023 | MY01 Inc. | MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.29 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ACTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.20 | General |
| Category: Ortho-Hip | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | mymobility Platform (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $91.23 | General |
| Category: Connected Health | ||||||
| 11/04/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.85 | General |
| 10/11/2022 | Stryker Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.78 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 794 | 1,088 | $400,982 | $97,524 |
| 2022 | 8 | 308 | 335 | $272,204 | $41,490 |
| 2021 | 2 | 74 | 75 | $112,500 | $13,778 |
Total Patients
1,176
Total Services
1,498
Medicare Billing
$152,792
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $77,263 | $20,081 | 26.0% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $66,161 | $16,243 | 24.6% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $63,189 | $15,914 | 25.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 116 | 152 | $39,158 | $9,289 | 23.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 110 | 110 | $34,964 | $8,116 | 23.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 44 | 44 | $24,999 | $5,492 | 22.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 57 | $20,742 | $4,833 | 23.3% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 107 | 134 | $17,073 | $4,140 | 24.3% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 93 | 126 | $16,280 | $3,664 | 22.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 55 | 61 | $11,556 | $2,702 | 23.4% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $9,527 | $2,171 | 22.8% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $5,422 | $1,373 | 25.3% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 38 | 47 | $5,285 | $1,292 | 24.5% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 31 | $4,928 | $1,199 | 24.3% |
| 99441 | Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1,887 | $490.44 | 26.0% |
| 73560 | X-ray of knee, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 12 | 16 | $1,506 | $363.40 | 24.1% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 47 | 208 | $1,040 | $161.09 | 15.5% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 70 | 70 | $111,527 | $15,055 | 13.5% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 58 | 58 | $91,358 | $12,091 | 13.2% |
| 27134 | Revision of thigh bone and hip joint prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 12 | $28,932 | $3,891 | 13.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 44 | 44 | $13,990 | $3,671 | 26.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 40 | 48 | $12,307 | $3,222 | 26.2% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2022 | 45 | 59 | $7,517 | $1,965 | 26.1% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 27 | 31 | $4,006 | $995.97 | 24.9% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $2,567 | $599.25 | 23.3% |
About Dr. Eric Schafer, M.D
Dr. Eric Schafer, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Lexington, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/08/2016. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1043669237.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Schafer, M.D has received a total of $25,048 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $8,580 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 73 transactions from 13 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($9,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schafer has provided services to 1,176 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,498 services with total Medicare billing of $152,792. Data is available for 3 years (2021–2023), covering 27 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Lexington, KY
- Active Since 06/08/2016
- Last Updated 03/10/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1043669237
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $2,486
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $1,560
- Persona Revision (Device) $1,278
- MAKO (Device) $396.83
- TRITANIUM (Device) $254.28
- Persona (Device) $190.44
- TRIATHLON (Device) $166.84
- iTotal Identity PS (Device) $152.60
- GAMMA (Device) $149.02
- ATTUNE (Device) $137.44
- REAL INTELLIGENCE (Device) $126.09
- ROSA (Device) $117.23
- ACTIS (Device) $116.20
- Robotics-Knees (Device) $114.21
- mymobility Platform (Device) $91.23
- Avenir (Device) $30.00
- PHOTONSABER Y (Device) $22.19
- HYMOVIS (Device) $21.91
- Alecensa (Biological) $20.37
- MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure Monitor (Device) $13.29
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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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