Total Payments
$5.1M
2024 Payments
$564,212
Companies
23
Transactions
549
Medicare Patients
1,420
Medicare Billing
$649,284
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$4.2M (82.2%)
Consulting$594,417 (11.6%)
Other$172,415 (3.4%)
Travel$111,037 (2.2%)
Research$23,900 (0.5%)
Food & Beverage$12,015 (0.2%)
Education$98.99 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $4.2M | 146 | 82.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $594,417 | 128 | 11.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $168,915 | 17 | 3.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $111,037 | 111 | 2.2% |
| Unspecified | $23,900 | 4 | 0.5% |
| Food and Beverage | $12,015 | 140 | 0.2% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for an accredited or certified continuing education program | $3,000 | 1 | 0.1% |
| Honoraria | $500.00 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Education | $98.99 | 1 | 0.0% |
Payments by Type
General
$5.1M
545 transactions
Research
$23,900
4 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $1.5M | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $1.1M | 185 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $817,778 | 35 | $0 (2020) |
| ZIMVIE INC. | $558,460 | 30 | $0 (2023) |
| MML US, Inc. | $551,880 | 75 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $229,756 | 24 | $0 (2024) |
| Highridge Medical LLC | $185,148 | 26 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $147,910 | 58 | $0 (2024) |
| Medicrea USA, Corp. | $59,716 | 15 | $0 (2020) |
| K2M, Inc. | $8,614 | 14 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $564,212 | 85 | Highridge Medical LLC ($185,148) |
| 2023 | $725,067 | 64 | Stryker Corporation ($256,688) |
| 2022 | $805,259 | 57 | ZIMVIE INC. ($310,717) |
| 2021 | $459,293 | 27 | Stryker Corporation ($243,500) |
| 2020 | $680,040 | 46 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($244,868) |
| 2019 | $796,450 | 77 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($266,487) |
| 2018 | $651,340 | 113 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($230,642) |
| 2017 | $464,210 | 80 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($259,284) |
All Payment Transactions
549 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 22
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $425.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $279.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/23/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,028.28 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $33,750.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $306.20 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $306.20 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.10 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CAPSTONE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $2,728.00 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | VersaTie (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,687.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vitality (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $76,229.12 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $56,833.40 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,498.65 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Zyston Strut (Device) | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $756.58 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $189.42 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital (Device), Vital Deformity, Degen, Hooks (S114), VITALITY+ POWER | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,700.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital Deformity, Degen, Hooks (S114) (Device), VITALITY+ POWER, Vital | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,400.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital (Device), Vital Deformity, Degen, Hooks (S114), VITALITY+ POWER | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,850.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | VITALITY+ POWER (Device), Vital Deformity, Degen, Hooks (S114), Vital | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,100.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital (Device), VITALITY+ POWER, Vital Deformity, Degen, Hooks (S114) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $279.00 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | MML US, Inc. | ReActiv8 (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $10,500.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/25/2024 | Alphatec Spine, Inc | Other - Miscellaneous (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $136.37 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $240.50 | General |
| 10/11/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $600.00 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/09/2024 | Carlsmed, Inc. | aprevo (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.96 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 10/05/2024 | Highridge Medical LLC | Vital (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $386.95 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restore | MML US, Inc. | $20,000 | 2 |
| BRAIVE IDE Study | Medtronic USA, Inc. | $1,500 | 1 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 499 | 721 | $5.5M | $200,130 |
| 2022 | 16 | 350 | 530 | $4.4M | $151,114 |
| 2021 | 8 | 241 | 435 | $1.7M | $115,696 |
| 2020 | 12 | 330 | 599 | $2.4M | $182,344 |
Total Patients
1,420
Total Services
2,285
Medicare Billing
$649,284
Procedure Codes
53
All Medicare Procedures & Services
53 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 133 | $1.5M | $44,878 | 3.1% |
| 22216 | Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 101 | $1.2M | $34,137 | 2.8% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $795,770 | $24,458 | 3.1% |
| 22212 | Incision or removal of middle spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $473,195 | $18,173 | 3.8% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $196,605 | $12,242 | 6.2% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $459,680 | $11,197 | 2.4% |
| 22843 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $135,512 | $10,326 | 7.6% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 68 | 80 | $116,400 | $8,954 | 7.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 49 | 49 | $94,864 | $6,735 | 7.1% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 38 | 43 | $88,881 | $6,732 | 7.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 62 | 78 | $81,354 | $6,053 | 7.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 21 | $147,000 | $5,263 | 3.6% |
| 22848 | Insertion of instrumentation to pelvic bones | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $130,313 | $4,211 | 3.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $24,947 | $1,862 | 7.5% |
| 72081 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 1 view | Office | 2023 | 46 | 47 | $20,915 | $1,827 | 8.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 37 | $24,457 | $1,816 | 7.4% |
| 72082 | X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $13,745 | $1,265 | 9.2% |
| 22614 | Fusion of additional segment of spine | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 130 | $1.4M | $41,821 | 2.9% |
| 22633 | Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $748,960 | $23,567 | 3.1% |
| 22216 | Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 70 | $840,000 | $21,507 | 2.6% |
| 22212 | Incision or removal of middle spine bone segment | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $389,690 | $12,358 | 3.2% |
| 22843 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 7-12 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $161,572 | $12,242 | 7.6% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $132,998 | $8,371 | 6.3% |
| 22214 | Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $316,030 | $7,041 | 2.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 56 | $53,413 | $4,444 | 8.3% |
About Dr. Frank Schwab, MD
Dr. Frank Schwab, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in New York, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 10/16/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811077878.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Frank Schwab, MD has received a total of $5.1M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $564,212 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 549 transactions from 23 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($4.2M).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schwab has provided services to 1,420 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,285 services with total Medicare billing of $649,284. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 53 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location New York, NY
- Active Since 10/16/2006
- Last Updated 01/25/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811077878
Products in Payments
- Vitality (Device) $1.3M
- CAPSTONE (Device) $954,261
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $907,767
- EVEREST (Device) $587,514
- ReActiv8 (Device) $551,880
- VITALITY (Device) $149,895
- VITAL (Device) $97,490
- Surgimap (Device) $93,750
- Product Portfolio (Device) $91,139
- CAPSTONE PTC SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $64,437
- Vital (Device) $51,129
- Vital Deformity, Degen, Hooks (S114) (Device) $43,178
- PASS-LP (Device) $40,825
- PASS LP (Device) $18,892
- Polaris Deformity Spinal System (Device) $15,881
- CD HORIZON (Device) $12,600
- Globus XR Navigation System (Device) $11,000
- N/A (Device) $10,623
- VersaTie (Device) $10,402
- Navigation System AR (Device) $9,375
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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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