Physician profile

Bret M Schipper

Surgical Oncology · Hartford, CT

NPI 1821296500

$14,782.09

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

13 companies · $12K in 2025

The $12K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Surgical Oncology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $288).

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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)
Consulting Fee$13,063.43
Food and Beverage$437.32
Travel and Lodging$402.25

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
Medtronic, INC. $12,431.29 2021-2025
Baxter Healthcare $1,315.29 2023-2025 Tisseel, Floseal
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $490.92 2020-2021
Ethicon INC. $155.72 2020-2021
Olympus America INC. $111.75 2023
Abbott Laboratories $85.07 2019
Surgical Specialties Corporation (US), INC. (Dba Corza Medical) $62.14 2025
Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation $38.38 2023 Arietta Precision
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $32.39 2019
Leo Pharma INC. $25.17 2024 Adbry
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $17.56 2023 Keytruda
Smith+Nephew, INC. $16.41 2024 Stravix, Grafix

1 company reported research payments only; those appear in the research section below.

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.

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Payment summary

Bret M Schipper

$14,782.09

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Medtronic, INC.
Context
The $12K reported for 2025 was more than what 94% of Surgical Oncology providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $288).

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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.