Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Steven Schechter, MD
Neurology · West Bloomfield, MI
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. Schechter
Dr. Steven Schechter is a neurology specialist in West Bloomfield, MI, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schechter performed 767 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schechter received a total of $214,153 from 89 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1769 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. Schechter 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 21% volume in MI
$214,153 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗767
Medicare services
Top 21% in MI for neurology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$107
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. |
627 | $92 | $170 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 94 | $159 | $275 |
| EEG, extended monitoring A test that records electrical activity in the brain while the patient is both awake and asleep. |
17 | $339 | $725 |
| 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. |
17 | $132 | $260 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
12 | $120 | $195 |
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.
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$214,153
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $30,593/year across 7 years
Top 6% in MI for neurology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
89
Companies
1,769
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
$4,119
2023
$18,676
2022
$7,860
2021
$18,981
2020
$12,446
2019
$77,581
2018
$74,491
Payments by company (2024)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$606
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$389
UCB, Inc.
$364
EMD Serono, Inc.
$249
Biogen, Inc.
$213
PFIZER INC.
$210
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$186
Lundbeck LLC
$161
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$148
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$139
Genentech USA, Inc.
$134
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
$132
SK Life Science, Inc.
$127
Celgene Corporation
$113
ABBVIE INC.
$106
Lilly USA, LLC
$99
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$80
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$77
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$74
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$68
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$65
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$61
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$59
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$54
Neurelis, Inc.
$39
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$34
ARGENX US, INC.
$33
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$25
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$23
Eisai Inc.
$20
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc
$19
GENZYME CORPORATION
$16
Top 3 companies account for 33.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
US WorldMeds, LLC
$66,402
GENZYME CORPORATION
$57,115
Lilly USA, LLC
$16,028
Celgene Corporation
$9,850
Genentech USA, Inc.
$7,202
AbbVie Inc.
$6,028
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$5,495
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$5,485
Allergan, Inc.
$4,610
Corium, LLC
$4,203
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$3,270
ABBVIE INC.
$2,732
Mallinckrodt LLC
$2,624
UCB, Inc.
$2,540
EMD Serono, Inc.
$1,782
Biogen, Inc.
$1,710
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$1,639
MDD US Operations, LLC
$1,592
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$1,239
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$1,134
Eisai Inc.
$781
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$592
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
$550
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$545
Amgen Inc.
$539
SK Life Science, Inc.
$537
Lundbeck LLC
$467
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc
$459
PFIZER INC.
$432
EISAI INC.
$406
Neurelis, Inc.
$363
AbbVie, Inc.
$317
Greenwich Biosciences, Inc.
$303
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$289
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$255
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$253
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$248
Upsher-Smith Laboratories LLC
$240
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$229
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$211
TG THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$191
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$177
AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$160
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$149
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$145
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$142
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$138
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$137
TG Therapeutics, Inc.
$132
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$129
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$113
BANNER LIFE SCIENCES, LLC
$100
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$95
ARGENX US, INC.
$94
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$85
MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA AMERICA, INC.
$84
Zogenix Inc.
$80
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$80
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$77
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$76
Shire North American Group Inc
$74
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$74
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$66
HARMONY BIOSCIENCES LLC
$61
Avion Pharmaceuticals
$57
CSL Behring
$54
Zyla Life Sciences, Inc.
$54
Allergan Inc.
$53
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$52
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$49
Egalet US Inc
$47
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$42
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$41
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$33
Promius Pharma LLC
$33
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$29
Ironshore Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$28
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$26
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$23
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$22
Banner Life Sciences, LLC
$21
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$20
Cala Health, Inc.
$18
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$16
SNAP Diagnostics LLC
$16
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$15
Zyla Life Sciences
$13
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 65.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
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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
Neurologists in nearby ZIP areas
347
County median income
$95,296
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
HENRY FORD HEALTH WEST BLOOMFIELD HOSPITAL
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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. Schechter is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 21% in MI), 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. Schechter experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Schechter performed 627 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. Schechter receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Schechter received a total of $214,153 from 89 companies across 1,769 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. Schechter's costs compare to other neurologists in West Bloomfield?
Dr. Schechter's average Medicare payment per service is $107. 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. Schechter) 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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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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