Total Payments
$150,904
2024 Payments
$31,678
Companies
7
Transactions
129
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$129,495 (85.8%)
Travel$16,042 (10.6%)
Food & Beverage$3,425 (2.3%)
Research$1,943 (1.3%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $129,495 | 19 | 85.8% |
| Travel and Lodging | $16,042 | 39 | 10.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $3,425 | 70 | 2.3% |
| Unspecified | $1,943 | 1 | 1.3% |
Payments by Type
General
$148,961
128 transactions
Research
$1,943
1 transactions
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $145,493 | 117 | $0 (2024) |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. | $4,868 | 3 | $0 (2022) |
| OrthoPediatrics Corp. | $295.18 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $147.97 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $71.87 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $25.55 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31,678 | 21 | Stryker Corporation ($31,632) |
| 2023 | $33,494 | 32 | Stryker Corporation ($33,373) |
| 2022 | $3,032 | 3 | Orthofix Medical, Inc. ($2,925) |
| 2021 | $25,218 | 26 | Stryker Corporation ($23,272) |
| 2020 | $5,740 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($5,740) |
| 2019 | $20,209 | 17 | Stryker Corporation ($20,035) |
| 2018 | $15,028 | 10 | Stryker Corporation ($14,828) |
| 2017 | $16,505 | 16 | Stryker Corporation ($16,505) |
All Payment Transactions
129 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $536.63 | General |
| 10/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,500.00 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $750.00 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $162.50 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 04/24/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | AQUAMANTYS(TM) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.10 | General |
| Category: Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MESA SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.41 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $484.14 | General |
| 03/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.29 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.81 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.66 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.66 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/08/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device), AIRO | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $22,750.00 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 03/02/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SERRATO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.92 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | XIA 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.05 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 03/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $43.54 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | XIA 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.21 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 02/29/2024 | Stryker Corporation | NILE ALTERNATIVE FIXATION SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.95 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | SERRATO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $132.92 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 02/28/2024 | Stryker Corporation | XIA 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.34 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 02/21/2024 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.45 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 01/17/2024 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,865.89 | General |
| 10/19/2023 | OrthoPediatrics Corp. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $77.07 | General |
| 10/05/2023 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,100.00 | General |
| Category: NAVIGATION | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $516.00 | General |
| 08/02/2023 | Stryker Corporation | — | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.86 | General |
About Dr. Michael Schmitz, MD
Dr. Michael Schmitz, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Atlanta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 01/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1083693659.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Michael Schmitz, MD has received a total of $150,904 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $31,678 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 129 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($129,495).
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Active Since 01/12/2006
- Last Updated 06/06/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1083693659
Products in Payments
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $40,995
- SERRATO (Device) $24,247
- AIRO (Device) $18,872
- XIA (Device) $15,964
- N/A (Device) $14,513
- OASYS (Device) $14,000
- EVEREST (Device) $5,000
- SONOPET IQ (Device) $1,500
- AERO (Device) $1,199
- NA (Device) $876.31
- TRIATHLON (Device) $696.70
- XIA 3 (Device) $580.74
- Tritanium (Device) $394.08
- ES2 (Device) $226.71
- Pedi-Flex $200.00
- PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $147.97
- CASCADIA INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $145.26
- AQUAMANTYS(TM) (Device) $71.87
- MESA SMALL STATURE SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $71.49
- MESA SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $54.76
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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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