Dr. Michael Schechter, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Schechter
Dr. Michael Schechter is a cardiovascular disease in Boca Raton, FL, with 12 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schechter performed 4,643 Medicare services across 3,108 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schechter received a total of $8,866 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 202 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Schechter is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,288 | $99 | $259 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 484 | $66 | $162 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 469 | $100 | $243 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 296 | $155 | $393 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 288 | $11 | $30 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 244 | $90 | $225 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 228 | $46 | $123 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 220 | $145 | $354 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 176 | $130 | $339 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 142 | $50 | $141 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 122 | $357 | $875 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 88 | $7 | $8 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 87 | $11 | $27 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 67 | $221 | $643 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 62 | $2 | $6 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 57 | $14 | $35 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 54 | $87 | $211 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 45 | $152 | $371 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 37 | $148 | $385 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 35 | $119 | $291 |
| Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery | 28 | $671 | $2,611 |
| Coronary stent placement | 25 | $433 | $1,266 |
| Placement and subsequent removal of device to protect brain from embolism through catheter using imaging guidance | 20 | $119 | $290 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 19 | $20 | $50 |
| Repair of left upper heart chamber with implant with review by radiologist | 18 | $680 | $1,705 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 17 | $42 | $103 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 15 | $188 | $482 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 12 | $128 | $386 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (98%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Schechter is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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