Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Brett Schlifka, D.O.
Neurological Surgery · Wellington, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
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What this data tells you about Dr. Schlifka
Dr. Brett Schlifka is a neurological surgery specialist in Wellington, FL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schlifka performed 1,046 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schlifka received a total of $708,027 from 72 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 787 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Schlifka is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years of NPI registration
▲ Top 8% volume in FL
$708,027 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗1,046
Medicare services
Top 8% in FL for neurological surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$156
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
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) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
359 | $101 | $843 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
134 | $88 | $822 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
115 | $128 | $1,292 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
76 | $133 | $1,607 |
| Spinal fusion of additional segment A surgical procedure to join an additional section of the spine to the existing fusion. This is performed as a separate or subsequent step to stabilize more of the spinal column. |
75 | $300 | $3,548 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
74 | $61 | $561 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
45 | $63 | $569 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with nerve release, each additional segment This procedure involves the partial removal of spinal bone to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. It is billed for each additional spinal segment treated beyond the initial segment. |
42 | $160 | $1,896 |
| Spine fusion with cage or mesh device insertion A surgical procedure to fuse spine bones by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space. |
33 | $195 | $2,657 |
| Spinal fusion with cage or mesh insertion A surgical procedure to fuse vertebrae by inserting a cage or mesh device into the disc space between the bones. |
24 | $294 | $3,439 |
| Spinal stabilization device placement, 3-6 segments Surgical placement of a device to stabilize three to six vertebrae in the back. |
20 | $585 | $6,790 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 13 | $1,006 | $13,500 |
| Spinal fusion exploration A surgical procedure to examine the site of a previous spinal fusion. The surgeon inspects the area to assess the status of the fusion and surrounding structures. |
13 | $392 | $7,022 |
| Biologic implant to soft tissue A procedure involving the placement of a biologic implant into soft tissue. |
12 | $184 | $1,797 |
| Lower spine bone segment removal A surgical procedure to cut into or remove a segment of bone from the lower spine. |
11 | $708 | $12,785 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
15.1% high complexity
0.0% medium
84.9% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$708,027
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $101,147/year across 7 years
Top 3% in FL for neurological surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
72
Companies
787
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$34,742
2023
$78,521
2022
$98,194
2021
$86,521
2020
$113,369
2019
$95,037
2018
$201,642
Payments by company (2024)
Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus
$11,199
Stryker Corporation
$7,272
restor3d, inc.
$5,750
SI-BONE, INC.
$3,004
OssDsign Incorporated
$2,750
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$1,632
Medtronic, Inc.
$1,024
FloSpine LLC
$750
SPINEART USA INC
$571
Curiteva, Inc.
$168
Carlsmed, Inc.
$148
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$112
DJO, LLC
$94
Nevro Corp.
$88
4WEB, Inc.
$84
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$78
CSL Behring
$20
Top 3 companies account for 69.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
The Institute of Musculoskeletal Science and Education
$331,556
Stryker Corporation
$65,310
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$59,259
Baxter Healthcare
$35,271
Integrity Implants Inc.
$34,033
Skye Orthobiologics LLC
$30,000
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$25,980
NuVasive, Inc.
$19,296
Integrity Implants Inc
$14,461
FloSpine LLC
$11,636
Integrity Implants Inc. dba Accelus
$11,199
Medtronic, Inc.
$10,722
SI-BONE, INC.
$8,921
Camber Spine Technologies LLC
$8,816
Medacta USA, Inc.
$6,799
restor3d, inc.
$5,750
OssDsign Incorporated
$3,069
Carlsmed, Inc.
$2,864
Synaptive Medical Inc.
$2,582
Abbott Laboratories
$2,361
Camber Spine Technologies
$2,160
Intrinsic Therapeutics
$2,045
Alphatec Spine, Inc
$2,005
SI-BONE, Inc.
$1,815
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
$1,306
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$871
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$869
SPINEART USA INC
$571
Cerapedics, Inc.
$500
SEASPINE ORTHOPEDICS CORPORATION
$438
DJO, LLC
$390
Prosidyan, Inc
$362
Osteomed LLC
$299
Choice Spine, LLC
$295
Cerapedics Inc.
$288
Centinel Spine, LLC
$288
MEDACTA USA, INC.
$284
Boston Scientific Corporation
$251
MML US, Inc.
$214
Globus Medical, Inc.
$208
4WEB, Inc.
$191
BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc.
$181
VGI Medical, LLC
$171
Curiteva, Inc.
$168
Woven Orthopedic Technologies, LLC
$165
Nevro Corp.
$148
LENOSS MEDICAL INC
$147
Captiva Spine Inc
$127
Precision Spine, Inc.
$126
C2Dx, Inc
$125
ulrich medical USA, Inc.
$122
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$120
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$112
SPINAL ELEMENTS, INC.
$112
AbbVie Inc.
$110
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$94
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$82
SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation
$61
Osseus Fusion Systems, LLC
$50
Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc.
$43
Providence Medical Technology, Inc.
$29
Sanara MedTech Inc.
$27
Penumbra, Inc.
$22
Nalu Medical, Inc.
$21
Radius Health, Inc.
$20
CSL Behring
$20
PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$18
Omniscient Neurotechnology America Ltd
$18
Flower Orthopedics Coporation
$18
Orthofix Medical, Inc.
$16
ConvaTec Inc.
$13
Nexus Spine, LLC
$6
Top 3 companies account for 64.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTIFUSE · ALIF · ANDEXXA · AQUACEL AG · AUGMENT INJECTABLE · AVAFLEX · Access & Cavity Creation Kit · Anterior Cervical Plate System · Artemis · Axium INS DRG IPG · BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) · BIOFIX · BIOTRONIK · BLACKHAWK CERVICAL SPACER SYSTEM · Barricaid Annular Closure Device · Becker · Blackhawk · Brightmatter Guide/Modus V · C360 · CD HORIZON · CLYDESDALE · CMF · CMF SPINALOGIC · CMF-Medical Model · COVEREDGE · CREO · Canaveral Deformity System · CapLOX II · CellerateRx · Cervical-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator · Coveris · EXPEDIUM · Excelsius Robotics System · Exparel · FIBERGRAFT · FLOSEAL · Fibergraft · Fibergraft BG Matrix · FlareHawk · GRAFIX PL · GRAFIX XC · I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT · IFUSE IMPLANT · IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · INTELLIS · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Iovera · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY · Kcentra · LineSider · MECTALIF · MIDAS REX · MLX · MONOCRYL · MUST · MYSPINE · Mariner · MazorX - Renaissance · MazorX Renaissance · Medical Devices · Modulus · NEURO-Neur · NURTEC ODT · Nalu Neurostimulation System · No Related Product · O-ARM-Spine · OMNIGRAFT · OPTABLATE · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION · OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM · Octrode SCS Leads · Orthros · OssDsign Catalyst · Osteocel · Other - Miscellaneous · PLIF · PROCLAIM · PRODIGY · PRODISC C · PRODISC L · Panama Anterior Cervical Plate System · Panama Cervical Anterior Plate System · Penta SCS Leads · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Prodigy Family of SCS IPGs · Prospera · Protege Family of SCS IPGs · Pulse · Quicktome · RELINE · RESTORE · ReActiv8 · SIghtLine · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPINE TRUSS SYSTEM · SPINEJACK · SYMPHONY · SYNAPSE · SYNCHROMED · SYNCHROMEDII · Sentio · Senza · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · SlMMETRY · Spira · T2 STRATOSPHERE · TLIF · TLX · Ti Largo Cervical Cage System · Ti-Largo Cervical Cage System · Tymlos · UBRELVY · UNID_PASS · VIPER · Vault C · VersaTie · VerteLoc/SiJoin/VerteLP/CerLoc · X-CORE · XLIF · aprevo · i-FACTOR Putty · iFuse Implant · iGA
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Geographic Context
Neurological surgerists in nearby ZIP areas
46
County median income
$81,115
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
WELLINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
3.9 mi
3.9 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Schlifka is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Schlifka experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Schlifka performed 359 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Schlifka receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Schlifka received a total of $708,027 from 72 companies across 787 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Schlifka's costs compare to other neurological surgerists in Wellington?
Dr. Schlifka's average Medicare payment per service is $156. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Schlifka) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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