Covered recipient · General Payments record
MICHAEL L SCHMITZ
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Orthopaedic Surgery
General Payments · PY2019–2025
$162,063.83
- Reported across 118 records
- CMS publication 2026-06-30
Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.
How these totals are calculated
- The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
- General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
- Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
- Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.
By nature of payment
PY2025 · sorted by reported total
| Nature of payment | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $42,750.00 | 5 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,692.07 | 5 |
| Food and Beverage | $193.40 | 6 |
By paying entity
PY2025 · sorted by reported total
| Paying entity | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|
| VB Spine LLC | $33,407.83 | 6 |
| Stryker Corporation | $11,202.32 | 9 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $25.32 | 1 |
By program year
All program years on this page · sorted by year
Payment records · PY2025 (16)
Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS
| Paying entity | Amount | Date | Nature of payment | Dispute status | Published | Record ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $25.32 | 04/29/2025 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1174107359 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $7.17 | 01/26/2025 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892273 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $169.86 | 01/27/2025 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892277 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $20.69 | 01/27/2025 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892282 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $67.38 | 01/28/2025 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892287 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $41.34 | 01/28/2025 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892291 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $31.50 | 01/30/2025 | Food and Beverage | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892295 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $364.38 | 01/31/2025 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892300 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $375.00 | 02/28/2025 | Consulting Fee | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892304 | CMS |
| Stryker Corporation | $10,125.00 | 02/28/2025 | Consulting Fee | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1227892308 | CMS |
| VB Spine LLC | $606.61 | 04/08/2025 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1254115720 | CMS |
| VB Spine LLC | $6.30 | 05/15/2025 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1254115282 | CMS |
| VB Spine LLC | $544.92 | 05/16/2025 | Travel and Lodging | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1254115148 | CMS |
| VB Spine LLC | $6,000.00 | 07/18/2025 | Consulting Fee | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1254110284 | CMS |
| VB Spine LLC | $21,000.00 | 10/10/2025 | Consulting Fee | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1254110290 | CMS |
| VB Spine LLC | $5,250.00 | 11/21/2025 | Consulting Fee | Undisputed | 06/30/2026 | 1254109686 | CMS |
Source & provenance
- Dataset
- CMS Open Payments — General Payments
- Publisher of source data
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- CMS publication date
- 2026-06-30
- Program years on this page
- 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Source files
- Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024 , PY2025
- Generated from
- OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2025_P06302026_06032026.csv
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