Dr. Paul Schoppe, DPM
What this data tells you about Dr. Schoppe
Dr. Paul Schoppe is a podiatrist in Stuart, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schoppe performed 11,981 Medicare services across 5,675 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schoppe received a total of $630 from 12 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 23 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in podiatrist. 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. Schoppe 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 (20-29 min) | 3,335 | $66 | $187 |
| Toenail/fingernail removal, 6+ nails | 1,626 | $34 | $91 |
| Removal of thickened skin growths, 2-4 | 1,577 | $52 | $169 |
| Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14 | 1,217 | $83 | $234 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 511 | $95 | $264 |
| Placement of strapping to ankle or foot | 490 | $15 | $65 |
| Foot X-ray, 3+ views | 440 | $26 | $71 |
| Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less | 342 | $101 | $268 |
| Simple separation of fingernail or toenail from nail bed, first nail | 336 | $85 | $239 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 326 | $78 | $235 |
| Dexamethasone injection (steroid) | 291 | $0 | $0 |
| Simple or single drainage of skin abscess | 184 | $97 | $261 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 136 | $117 | $347 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from medium joint | 123 | $38 | $119 |
| Injection into tendon or ligament | 86 | $40 | $124 |
| Placement of strapping to toes | 83 | $10 | $40 |
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 82 | $1 | $2 |
| Incision to lengthen toe tendon | 79 | $150 | $787 |
| Incision of joint capsule of foot and toe | 79 | $339 | $1,006 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 68 | $41 | $117 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint | 63 | $36 | $113 |
| Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | 58 | $47 | $148 |
| Strapping, unna boot | 52 | $35 | $141 |
| Toenail/fingernail removal, 1-5 nails | 51 | $23 | $68 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg | 50 | $6 | $14 |
| X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views | 49 | $25 | $76 |
| X-ray of heel, minimum of 2 views | 44 | $20 | $59 |
| Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 42 | $36 | $92 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg | 38 | $5 | $14 |
| Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into foot nerve | 34 | $34 | $104 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 26 | $61 | $156 |
| X-ray of foot, 2 views | 20 | $21 | $59 |
| Removal of foreign body from tissue, accessed beneath the skin, simple | 16 | $124 | $316 |
| Residence visit for new patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | 14 | $39 | $100 |
| Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | 13 | $32 | $81 |
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 (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
4.3 mi
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. Schoppe is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 0% in FL), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 20 years of practice experience.
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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