Dr. Robert Schnitzler, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Schnitzler
Dr. Robert Schnitzler is a cardiovascular disease in San Antonio, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Schnitzler performed 6,800 Medicare services across 4,128 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Schnitzler received a total of $2,358 from 26 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 88 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Schnitzler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 1,134 | $10 | $59 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 1,039 | $93 | $267 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 980 | $60 | $215 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 781 | $40 | $188 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 758 | $137 | $659 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician | 451 | $9 | $38 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 358 | $38 | $116 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 258 | $48 | $308 |
| Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose | 237 | $126 | $685 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 232 | $333 | $1,000 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 149 | $134 | $362 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 114 | $91 | $309 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 90 | $143 | $507 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 1 to 3 leads with review by physician only | 60 | $5 | $21 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 20 | $54 | $329 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 18 | $57 | $177 |
| Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 17 | $229 | $1,194 |
| Complete ultrasound scan of abdomen | 15 | $90 | $356 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 15 | $120 | $542 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 15 | $25 | $97 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 14 | $9 | $118 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 12 | $26 | $112 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 11 | $15 | $72 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 11 | $10 | $48 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 11 | $127 | $412 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Schnitzler is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, 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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