Dr. Brett Schlifka, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Schlifka
Dr. Brett Schlifka is a neurological surgery in Wellington, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schlifka performed 1,046 Medicare services across 710 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schlifka received a total of $708,027 from 72 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 787 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurological surgery. The majority of payments are classified as financial or ownership interests (royalties, licensing fees, or investment interests). 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. 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) | 359 | $101 | $843 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 134 | $88 | $822 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 115 | $128 | $1,292 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 76 | $133 | $1,607 |
| Fusion of additional segment of spine | 75 | $300 | $3,548 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 74 | $61 | $561 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 45 | $63 | $569 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 42 | $160 | $1,896 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | 33 | $195 | $2,657 |
| Insertion of cage or mesh device in disc space during spine fusion | 24 | $294 | $3,439 |
| Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | 20 | $585 | $6,790 |
| Fusion of spine in lower back | 13 | $1,006 | $13,500 |
| Exploration of spine fusion | 13 | $392 | $7,022 |
| Implantation of biologic implant to soft tissue | 12 | $184 | $1,797 |
| Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment | 11 | $708 | $12,785 |
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 ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for neurological surgery in FL.
Geographic Context
3.9 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. Schlifka is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 8% in FL), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 3%), with 19 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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