Total Payments
$25,777
2024 Payments
$984.26
Companies
12
Transactions
60
Medicare Patients
10,635
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Travel$17,288 (67.1%)
Consulting$4,600 (17.8%)
Food & Beverage$2,054 (8.0%)
Education$1,836 (7.1%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $17,288 | 17 | 67.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $4,600 | 1 | 17.8% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,054 | 40 | 8.0% |
| Education | $1,836 | 2 | 7.1% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limacorporate S.p.A. | $14,729 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $4,600 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Arthrex, Inc. | $2,315 | 5 | $0 (2018) |
| MicroPort Orthopedics Inc | $1,548 | 17 | $0 (2019) |
| ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | $890.87 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Lima USA, Inc. | $501.04 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Stryker Corporation | $492.56 | 9 | $0 (2024) |
| Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | $322.93 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $169.37 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| DJO, LLC | $162.21 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $984.26 | 11 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP ($890.87) |
| 2023 | $15,618 | 11 | Limacorporate S.p.A. ($14,729) |
| 2022 | $100.23 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($56.87) |
| 2021 | $78.88 | 2 | DJO, LLC ($46.46) |
| 2020 | $294.76 | 2 | Midsouth Orthopedics ($280.55) |
| 2019 | $1,570 | 18 | MicroPort Orthopedics Inc ($1,548) |
| 2018 | $7,117 | 12 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ($4,600) |
| 2017 | $13.44 | 1 | Stryker Corporation ($13.44) |
All Payment Transactions
60 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | SIGNIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.29 | General |
| Category: Surgical Stapling | ||||||
| 08/29/2024 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.14 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $199.58 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $199.58 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $199.58 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 05/23/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $199.58 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.55 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $36.68 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | ENCORE MEDICAL, LP | DJO SURGICAL (Device), DJO SURGICAL | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.32 | General |
| Category: Joint Implants | ||||||
| 04/18/2024 | Stryker Corporation | T2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.73 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 02/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | VARIAX (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.23 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 08/22/2023 | Lima USA, Inc. | LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $84.33 | General |
| Category: PHYSICA | ||||||
| 07/13/2023 | Midsouth Orthopedics Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.32 | General |
| 07/10/2023 | Limacorporate S.p.A. | LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.30 | General |
| Category: PHYSICA | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Limacorporate S.p.A. | LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $14,627.40 | General |
| Category: PHYSICA | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | Limacorporate S.p.A. | LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $60.79 | General |
| Category: PHYSICA | ||||||
| 07/04/2023 | Limacorporate S.p.A. | LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.13 | General |
| Category: PHYSICA | ||||||
| 07/03/2023 | Lima USA, Inc. | LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $248.75 | General |
| Category: PHYSICA | ||||||
| 07/03/2023 | Lima USA, Inc. | LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $167.96 | General |
| Category: PHYSICA | ||||||
| 06/28/2023 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.25 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 04/19/2023 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $169.65 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 04/18/2023 | Stryker Corporation | BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $156.18 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES | ||||||
| 08/23/2022 | Stryker Corporation | ASNIS (Device), VARIAX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.19 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 04/06/2022 | DJO, LLC | CMF (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.36 | General |
| Category: Osteogenesis Stimulators | ||||||
| 03/02/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.68 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29 | 2,457 | 7,706 | $890,923 | $270,007 |
| 2022 | 34 | 3,062 | 12,439 | $1.1M | $383,803 |
| 2021 | 34 | 2,793 | 10,445 | $1.0M | $365,164 |
| 2020 | 29 | 2,323 | 7,032 | $855,594 | $268,390 |
Total Patients
10,635
Total Services
37,622
Medicare Billing
$1.3M
Procedure Codes
126
All Medicare Procedures & Services
126 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23472 | Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint, total shoulder | Facility | 2023 | 36 | 36 | $97,740 | $36,327 | 37.2% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 326 | 702 | $123,690 | $31,682 | 25.6% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 35 | 35 | $151,025 | $31,393 | 20.8% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $122,326 | $28,034 | 22.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 311 | 416 | $41,600 | $23,387 | 56.2% |
| J7325 | Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg | Office | 2023 | 32 | 2,832 | $99,120 | $20,869 | 21.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 188 | 210 | $31,500 | $16,984 | 53.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 127 | 127 | $29,210 | $12,525 | 42.9% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $27,951 | $9,552 | 34.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 72 | 77 | $15,400 | $9,043 | 58.7% |
| J0702 | Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg | Office | 2023 | 338 | 1,868 | $28,020 | $8,892 | 31.7% |
| 73030 | X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views | Office | 2023 | 198 | 329 | $19,740 | $6,946 | 35.2% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 46 | 46 | $17,710 | $5,865 | 33.1% |
| 73564 | X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | Office | 2023 | 125 | 158 | $14,220 | $4,157 | 29.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 112 | 135 | $9,450 | $3,635 | 38.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $7,250 | $3,268 | 45.1% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 107 | 175 | $9,975 | $3,019 | 30.3% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 74 | 117 | $9,828 | $2,885 | 29.4% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 39 | $5,850 | $2,753 | 47.1% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 24 | 33 | $4,554 | $1,918 | 42.1% |
| 20600 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | Office | 2023 | 22 | 46 | $6,180 | $1,636 | 26.5% |
| 73130 | X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 65 | $4,420 | $1,431 | 32.4% |
| 20550 | Injection into tendon or ligament | Office | 2023 | 20 | 32 | $4,488 | $895.37 | 20.0% |
| 73610 | X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 24 | 37 | $2,183 | $763.96 | 35.0% |
| 73110 | X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Office | 2023 | 21 | 31 | $1,860 | $725.97 | 39.0% |
About Dr. Ron Schechter, MD
Dr. Ron Schechter, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Bentonville, Arkansas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 02/02/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1972575264.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Ron Schechter, MD has received a total of $25,777 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $984.26 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 60 transactions from 12 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($17,288).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Schechter has provided services to 10,635 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 37,622 services with total Medicare billing of $1.3M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 126 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Bentonville, AR
- Active Since 02/02/2006
- Last Updated 07/26/2025
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1972575264
Products in Payments
- LANTERN SURGICAL ASSISTANT (Device) $15,230
- EXPAREL (Drug) $4,600
- MPO Hip System (Device) $1,102
- DJO SURGICAL (Device) $890.87
- MPO Medial Pivot Knee (Device) $446.19
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION (Device) $325.83
- CMF (Device) $115.75
- Navio Surgical System (Device) $79.87
- MAKO (Device) $67.10
- CMF OL1000 (Device) $46.46
- Journey Uni (Device) $44.46
- SIGNIA (Device) $32.29
- CROSSFIRE 2 INTEGRATED RESECTION & ENERGY SYSTEM (Device) $27.04
- ZUK Uni (Device) $22.83
- Journey II BCS (Device) $22.21
- ASNIS (Device) $22.19
- VARIAX (Device) $20.23
- T2 (Device) $16.73
- EVENITY (Biological) $14.21
- Trident (Device) $13.44
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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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