Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $430,206 | 112 | 70.4% |
| Honoraria | $86,015 | 23 | 14.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $60,209 | 355 | 9.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $20,440 | 5 | 3.3% |
| Food and Beverage | $14,157 | 390 | 2.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $605,074 | 797 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,206 | 9 | $0 (2020) |
| Vertos Medical, Inc. | $957.36 | 7 | $0 (2021) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $450.00 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Nevro Corp. | $336.48 | 10 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $312.07 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $238.48 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| NuVasive, Inc. | $176.06 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Fidia Pharma USA Inc. | $170.30 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc. | $139.00 | 10 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $124,198 | 157 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($123,509) |
| 2023 | $177,175 | 237 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($176,853) |
| 2022 | $120,728 | 177 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($120,430) |
| 2021 | $125,253 | 183 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($125,007) |
| 2020 | $57,619 | 75 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($55,262) |
| 2019 | $5,726 | 43 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($4,014) |
| 2018 | $245.34 | 9 | Abbott Laboratories ($162.13) |
| 2017 | $83.60 | 4 | Depomed, Inc. ($43.82) |
All Payment Transactions
885 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 36
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $106.53 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/31/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.56 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/24/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Honoraria | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,380.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $124.80 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,820.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.56 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $202.14 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.09 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $59.70 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.57 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.24 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/10/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.27 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $217.14 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.38 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/29/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,120.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/23/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.46 | General |
| 10/21/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.50 | General |
| 10/21/2024 | VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.58 | General |
| 10/19/2024 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | HemoSphere (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $450.00 | General |
| Category: Hemodynamic Monitoring | ||||||
| 10/19/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.80 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $5,720.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,040.00 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $298.48 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $262.08 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 10/01/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Iovera (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $154.86 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 895 | 1,815 | $1.3M | $167,440 |
| 2022 | 20 | 914 | 1,946 | $1.3M | $182,229 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,004 | 1,883 | $1.3M | $190,711 |
| 2020 | 18 | 831 | 1,540 | $1.1M | $119,168 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
83 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 3 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2021 | 32 | 36 | $58,310 | $4,198 | 7.2% |
| 20552 | Injections of trigger points in 1 or 2 muscles | Office | 2021 | 34 | 59 | $44,427 | $3,246 | 7.3% |
| 64483 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 25 | $52,234 | $2,786 | 5.3% |
| 64461 | Injection of anesthetic agent, thoracic vertebra through a single incision | Office | 2021 | 11 | 21 | $30,800 | $2,597 | 8.4% |
| 64450 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other peripheral nerve or branch | Office | 2021 | 16 | 37 | $71,743 | $2,574 | 3.6% |
| 64418 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into suprascapular nerve of shoulder | Office | 2021 | 20 | 27 | $36,395 | $2,437 | 6.7% |
| 64445 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into sciatic nerve of lower back and leg | Office | 2021 | 12 | 15 | $26,370 | $1,597 | 6.1% |
| 64484 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, each additional level | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 26 | $32,630 | $1,336 | 4.1% |
| J1030 | Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | Office | 2021 | 137 | 241 | $5,784 | $1,081 | 18.7% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 13 | $6,526 | $379.73 | 5.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 216 | 671 | $201,300 | $45,465 | 22.6% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 30 | 44 | $98,384 | $10,924 | 11.1% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 50 | 50 | $30,000 | $7,556 | 25.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 56 | 70 | $28,000 | $6,860 | 24.5% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2020 | 30 | 54 | $92,820 | $6,074 | 6.5% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into spinal canal of lower back or sacrum using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 51 | 62 | $138,632 | $6,001 | 4.3% |
| 64493 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 17 | 22 | $76,342 | $5,086 | 6.7% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle | Office | 2020 | 48 | 81 | $40,662 | $4,182 | 10.3% |
| 99442 | Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion | Office | 2020 | 30 | 54 | $5,994 | $3,881 | 64.7% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 14 | $45,210 | $3,044 | 6.7% |
| 64483 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 11 | 13 | $26,117 | $3,025 | 11.6% |
| 64493 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 23 | $68,306 | $2,419 | 3.5% |
| 64483 | Injections of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into lower or sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance | Facility | 2020 | 19 | 22 | $44,198 | $2,388 | 5.4% |
| 64494 | Injections of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance | Office | 2020 | 17 | 22 | $30,120 | $2,256 | 7.5% |
| 64418 | Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into suprascapular nerve of shoulder | Office | 2020 | 18 | 19 | $27,610 | $1,500 | 5.4% |
About Dr. Gary Schwartz, M.D
Dr. Gary Schwartz, M.D is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in Brooklyn, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 03/31/2010. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1336464593.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Gary Schwartz, M.D has received a total of $611,027 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $124,198 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 885 transactions from 32 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($430,206).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schwartz has provided services to 3,644 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,184 services with total Medicare billing of $659,548. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 83 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Other Specialties Anesthesiology
- Location Brooklyn, NY
- Active Since 03/31/2010
- Last Updated 02/24/2012
- Taxonomy Code 207LP2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1336464593
Products in Payments
- Exparel (Drug) $350,737
- Iovera (Device) $192,164
- EXPAREL (Drug) $57,432
- Iovera System (Device) $2,888
- CentriMag (Device) $1,900
- IOVERA SYSTEM (Device) $1,845
- mild Device Kit (Device) $957.36
- HemoSphere (Device) $450.00
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $228.14
- Octrode SCS Leads (Device) $197.02
- Bendini (Device) $176.06
- HYMOVIS (Device) $170.30
- General - Pain Management (Device) $159.27
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $125.21
- Omnia (Device) $108.34
- DIVERGENCE-L (Device) $101.67
- Intracept (Device) $81.71
- Penta SCS Leads (Device) $78.14
- Gralise (Drug) $71.23
- Zipsor (Drug) $67.77
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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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