Dr. Robert Schmidt, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Schmidt
Dr. Robert Schmidt is an orthopedic surgery in Fort Worth, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schmidt performed 2,535 Medicare services across 1,448 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schmidt received a total of $2,132,980 from 18 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 107 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in orthopedic 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. Schmidt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steroid injection (triamcinolone) | 992 | $1 | $4 |
| X-ray of knee, 4 or more views | 207 | $32 | $82 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 205 | $64 | $218 |
| Knee X-ray, 3 views | 182 | $29 | $71 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 148 | $76 | $325 |
| X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | 133 | $20 | $81 |
| Joint injection, major joint | 120 | $49 | $268 |
| X-ray of pelvis, minimum of 3 views | 120 | $30 | $82 |
| X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | 111 | $30 | $90 |
| Total knee replacement | 110 | $984 | $4,852 |
| X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views | 46 | $40 | $91 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 35 | $82 | $323 |
| Incision of connective tissue between thigh and knee | 30 | $191 | $1,470 |
| Total hip replacement | 29 | $991 | $4,540 |
| Therapy procedure using a special bandage, vacuum pump and disposable medical equipment, surface area more than 50.0 sq cm | 28 | $19 | $164 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 23 | $111 | $500 |
| Manipulation of knee joint under anesthesia | 16 | $103 | $520 |
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 1% for orthopedic surgery in TX.
Geographic Context
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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. Schmidt is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 23% in TX), and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 1%), 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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