Physician profile

Miguel A Schmitz

Orthopaedic Surgery · Spokane Valley, WA

NPI 1023031119

$303,843.64

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $491 in 2025

The $491 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Acquisitions$59,235.55
Travel and Lodging$2,789.97
Food and Beverage$1,579.11

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Precision Spine, INC. $153,618.53 2019-2020
Omnia Medical, LLC $139,828.05 2021-2024
Cerapedics INC. $2,224.26 2019-2020
Summit Surgical Corp. $2,107.85 2021-2022
Alphatec Spine, INC $1,735.60 2024 Other - Miscellaneous, Invictus Mis
Arthrex, INC. $1,509.94 2022-2025
Sawtooth Surgical Solutions INC $637.70 2024
Si-Bone, INC. $610.91 2021-2024
Globus Medical, INC. $546.38 2021-2023 Creo Mis Stabilization System, Prone Lateral
Osteocentric Technologies, INC. $232.85 2023-2024 Osteocentric 4.0 X 130mm Locking Bone Screw Fastener St
Carlsmed, INC. $169.41 2025 Aprevo
Centinel Spine, LLC $129.95 2023 Prodisc C Sk
Orthofix Medical, INC. $103.20 2022
Depuy Synthes Sales INC. $90.94 2023 Expedium
Medtronic, INC. $57.95 2022-2023 Eea
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Radius Health, INC. $48.58 2020
Smith+Nephew, INC. $47.79 2022-2023 Pico 7
Medtronic USA, INC. $41.42 2019
Stryker Corporation $36.41 2023 Inspace
Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. $34.16 2020-2021
Ethicon US, LLC $31.76 2021

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Miguel A Schmitz

$303,843.64

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Precision Spine, INC.
Context
The $491 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $569).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.