Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Robert Spittler, M.D.
Family Medicine · Stow, OH
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. Spittler
Dr. Robert Spittler is a family medicine specialist in Stow, OH, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Spittler performed 642 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Spittler received a total of $16,456 from 65 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1123 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. Spittler 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 39% volume in OH
$16,456 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗642
Medicare services
Top 39% in OH for family medicine
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$42
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. |
218 | $41 | $234 |
| 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. |
185 | $39 | $165 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service. |
155 | $33 | $238 |
| Flu vaccine administration This procedure involves the administration of the influenza virus vaccine. It covers the process of delivering the vaccine to the patient. |
32 | $29 | $47 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent A flu shot containing four strains of the influenza virus to help prevent seasonal influenza infection. |
28 | $76 | $142 |
| Initial preventive physical examination, new Medicare beneficiary A comprehensive preventive health visit for new Medicare beneficiaries during their first 12 months of enrollment. The service is conducted as a face-to-face visit and is limited to preventive care. |
12 | $148 | $305 |
| Annual wellness visit, initial visit A yearly appointment to review your health and create a personalized prevention plan. This initial visit focuses on preventive care and health assessment. |
12 | $55 | $313 |
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 ↗$16,456
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,351/year across 7 years
Top 2% in OH for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
65
Companies
1,123
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
$2,012
2023
$2,435
2022
$3,219
2021
$2,909
2020
$1,807
2019
$2,192
2018
$1,881
Payments by company (2024)
PFIZER INC.
$341
Novo Nordisk Inc
$288
ABBVIE INC.
$245
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$168
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$160
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$139
Lilly USA, LLC
$138
Lundbeck LLC
$121
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$63
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$54
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$48
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$41
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$40
Exact Sciences Corporation
$39
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$32
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$29
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$25
Corcept Therapeutics
$23
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$20
Top 3 companies account for 43.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
PFIZER INC.
$2,352
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$1,961
AbbVie Inc.
$1,374
Novo Nordisk Inc
$1,325
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$1,104
ABBVIE INC.
$1,097
Amgen Inc.
$1,005
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$820
Lilly USA, LLC
$665
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$468
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$420
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$405
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$252
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$246
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$202
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$170
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$155
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$146
Genentech USA, Inc.
$140
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$131
Lundbeck LLC
$121
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$100
Exact Sciences Corporation
$100
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$94
Abbott Laboratories
$91
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$86
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$80
AbbVie, Inc.
$77
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$69
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$69
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.
$65
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$63
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$63
VIVUS, Inc.
$62
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.
$61
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$59
Circassia Pharmaceuticals Inc
$58
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$54
Allergan, Inc.
$51
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$47
Nevro Corp.
$46
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$38
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$34
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$32
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$30
Eisai Inc.
$28
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$24
Allergan Inc.
$24
Bausch Health US, LLC
$23
Corcept Therapeutics
$23
Adhera Therapeutics, Inc.
$22
Nestle HealthCare Nutrition Inc.
$21
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$20
IBSA Pharma Inc.
$19
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$18
Alfasigma USA, Inc.
$17
Nalpropion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Clarus Therapeutics Inc.
$15
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$15
Evoke Pharma, Inc.
$14
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$14
Nabriva Therapeutics, plc
$13
Cranial Technologies, Inc
$12
IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
$12
Top 3 companies account for 34.6% 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
Family medicine physicians in nearby ZIP areas
836
County median income
$71,016
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ASSURANCE HEALTH HUDSON LLC
4.9 mi
4.9 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. Spittler is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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. Spittler experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Spittler performed 218 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. Spittler receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Spittler received a total of $16,456 from 65 companies across 1,123 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. Spittler's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in Stow?
Dr. Spittler's average Medicare payment per service is $42. 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. Spittler) 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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About this page
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.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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