Total Payments
$37,182
2024 Payments
$1,477
Companies
45
Transactions
242
Medicare Patients
853
Medicare Billing
$88,760
Payment Breakdown by Category
Research$22,475 (60.4%)
Food & Beverage$8,759 (23.6%)
Travel$5,816 (15.6%)
Gifts$104.41 (0.3%)
Education$26.68 (0.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | $22,475 | 9 | 60.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $8,759 | 207 | 23.6% |
| Travel and Lodging | $5,816 | 21 | 15.6% |
| Gift | $104.41 | 2 | 0.3% |
| Education | $26.68 | 3 | 0.1% |
Payments by Type
Research
$22,475
9 transactions
General
$14,707
233 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $22,594 | 16 | $0 (2021) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $4,084 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| Medicrea USA, Corp. | $2,590 | 9 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $2,153 | 23 | $0 (2020) |
| SI-BONE, Inc. | $813.28 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | $697.35 | 9 | $0 (2023) |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $651.67 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $625.73 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $455.84 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $342.45 | 12 | $0 (2021) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,477 | 26 | Medtronic, Inc. ($632.17) |
| 2023 | $2,818 | 28 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,397) |
| 2022 | $847.61 | 22 | Medtronic, Inc. ($318.52) |
| 2021 | $4,485 | 20 | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ($3,375) |
| 2020 | $8,727 | 13 | Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($8,300) |
| 2019 | $9,581 | 58 | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ($5,821) |
| 2018 | $2,845 | 41 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($1,362) |
| 2017 | $6,400 | 34 | Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($5,034) |
All Payment Transactions
242 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | CREO Fenestrated (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $65.73 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.40 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.71 | General |
| Category: TL | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.71 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 09/30/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MIDAS REX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.12 | General |
| Category: High Speed Surgical Drills and Tools | ||||||
| 09/29/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $160.77 | General |
| 09/10/2024 | Bioventus LLC | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.55 | General |
| 08/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.26 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 08/20/2024 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.37 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 07/16/2024 | Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc | MAGNETOS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.68 | General |
| Category: SYNTHETIC BONE GRAFT | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $53.01 | General |
| 04/30/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Trinity Elite (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.04 | General |
| Category: Hct/P | ||||||
| 04/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.31 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PROCLAIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $57.51 | General |
| Category: Neuromodulation | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.75 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | CSL Behring | Kcentra (Biological) | Education | In-kind items and services | $20.00 | General |
| Category: Trauma (Emergency, Injury, Surgery) | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.11 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $38.98 | General |
| 02/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.22 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | CODMAN CERTAS (Device), CUSA CLARITY, CODMAN HAKIM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.43 | General |
| Category: Neuro Critical Care | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | UNID_PASS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $103.82 | General |
| Category: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.33 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.74 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 01/24/2024 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. | Cervical-Stim (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.34 | General |
| Category: Device | ||||||
| 01/18/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SYNCHROMEDII (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.97 | General |
| Category: Drug Infusion Systems | ||||||
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vigilant ObservatIon of GlIadeL WAfer ImplaNT Registry (VIGILANT) | Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $8,300 | 3 |
| Vigilant ObservatIon of GlIadeL WAfer ImplaNT Registry VIGILANT | Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $5,800 | 2 |
| Vigilant ObservatIon of GlIadeL WAfer ImplaNT Registry VIGILANT | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $5,000 | 2 |
| Vigilant ObservatIon of GlIadeL WAfer ImplaNT Registry (VIGILANT) | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | $3,375 | 2 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 195 | 261 | $58,673 | $18,433 |
| 2022 | 8 | 221 | 279 | $64,959 | $20,262 |
| 2021 | 5 | 146 | 193 | $37,722 | $14,224 |
| 2020 | 11 | 291 | 381 | $124,826 | $35,841 |
Total Patients
853
Total Services
1,114
Medicare Billing
$88,760
Procedure Codes
30
All Medicare Procedures & Services
30 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 64 | 100 | $19,200 | $5,773 | 30.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 44 | 47 | $12,878 | $4,031 | 31.3% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 48 | $7,392 | $2,832 | 38.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $6,764 | $2,338 | 34.6% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $7,225 | $2,035 | 28.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $5,214 | $1,423 | 27.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 49 | 64 | $17,536 | $5,572 | 31.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 69 | 94 | $18,048 | $5,406 | 30.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $9,968 | $2,866 | 28.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 24 | 24 | $5,688 | $1,785 | 31.4% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,697 | $1,603 | 34.1% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $4,046 | $1,306 | 32.3% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 19 | $2,926 | $1,005 | 34.4% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 25 | $2,050 | $719.68 | 35.1% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 60 | 91 | $14,287 | $5,629 | 39.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 40 | 46 | $10,672 | $4,434 | 41.5% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 24 | 24 | $8,448 | $2,674 | 31.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $2,530 | $904.70 | 35.8% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 21 | $1,785 | $583.00 | 32.7% |
| 22842 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 11 | $25,509 | $6,166 | 24.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 82 | 111 | $17,427 | $5,591 | 32.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 48 | 60 | $13,920 | $4,591 | 33.0% |
| 22614 | Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 16 | $18,058 | $4,370 | 24.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 34 | 34 | $12,012 | $3,759 | 31.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2020 | 13 | 19 | $14,050 | $3,232 | 23.0% |
About Dr. Joseph Schnittker, MD
Dr. Joseph Schnittker, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Elkhart, Indiana. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/15/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629073853.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joseph Schnittker, MD has received a total of $37,182 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,477 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 242 transactions from 45 companies. The most common payment nature is "" ($22,475).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schnittker has provided services to 853 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,114 services with total Medicare billing of $88,760. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 30 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Elkhart, IN
- Active Since 06/15/2005
- Last Updated 04/28/2023
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1629073853
Products in Payments
- Gliadel (Drug) $22,594
- PASS-LP (Device) $2,590
- SYNCHROMEDII (Device) $2,437
- O-ARM-ST (Device) $1,202
- iFuse Implant (Device) $782.82
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $375.66
- UNID_PASS (Device) $315.49
- MIDLINE II-TI (Device) $260.09
- MIDLINE II (Device) $225.15
- T2 STRATOSPHERE (Device) $202.65
- MazorX - Renaissance (Device) $188.28
- GRAFTON (Device) $182.87
- CAVUX Cervical Cage (Device) $175.83
- CATALYFT PL EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $174.71
- Excelsius3D Imaging System (Device) $174.11
- STALIF C (Device) $166.43
- Trinity Elite (Device) $157.04
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $155.33
- CAPSTONE (Device) $144.44
- INFINITY OCT System (Device) $137.69
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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.