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This database was last updated in October 2019 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. Newer data is available at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments site.

KARL M SCHMITT
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KARL M SCHMITT

Listed Specialty: Neurological Surgery
6400 FANNIN ST, STE 2800, HOUSTON, TX, 77030-1521
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KARL SCHMITT,
Yearly Payment Breakdown:

2018 Payments At a Glance

10

payments

$1,242

payment total

1

company paid this doctor

Payment Calendar in 2018

This doctor received a payment on days in 2018.

Each box below represents a single day during the disclosure period. A gray box indicates no payments. The darker the color, the more payments a doctor received that day.

2018

Types of Payments in 2018

Category Payments Payment Value
Food and Beverage
 10 $1,242

Drugs & Devices in 2018

Totals listed below account for all payments from that mention this product. Beginning in 2016, the government began classifying products as drugs, devices, biologics or medical supplies. Below, you will see drugs (drugs and biologics) and devices (devices and medical supplies). If a payment record mentions more than one product, the entire value will be included in each of those products. When no products are listed, they are not included in the list below.

Product Name Product Type Payments†
COHERE

device

 $700
LESSRAY

device

 $435
OSTEOCEL

device

 $303
IGA

device

 $286
MODULUS

device

 $162
BENDINI

device

 $142
MAXCESS-C

device

 $141
BASE

device

 $130
POWER

device

 $130
RELINE

device

 $102
XLIF

device

 $24
† May not add up to dollar total at top of page, since a payment record may not be associated with any product or can be associated with several products.

Payment Details in 2018

When How Much Related To What For From Third Party Payee
Oct 17, 2018 $162 LESSRAY OSTEOCEL MODULUS COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 6, 2018 $144 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Dec 5, 2018 $144 IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Apr 25, 2018 $142 BENDINI LESSRAY IGA Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
May 2, 2018 $141 COHERE OSTEOCEL MAXCESS-C Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Aug 1, 2018 $130 LESSRAY Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Sep 19, 2018 $130 BASE POWER COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Nov 14, 2018 $124 COHERE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Feb 7, 2018 $102 RELINE Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
Jun 20, 2018 $24 XLIF Food and Beverage NUVASIVE, INC.
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This site includes data published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on June 28, 2019.