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Alexander Schutz
NPI 1578857470
$15,692.88
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $364 in 2025
The $364 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $796).
See the full distribution for Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $1,527 · 2020: $539 · 2021: $1,353 · 2022: $529 · 2023: $4,110 · 2024: $7,271 · 2025: $364.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $4,000 · Travel and Lodging: $3,259 · Food and Beverage: $3,251 · Grant: $1,235.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $4,000.00 |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,259.09 |
| Food and Beverage | $3,250.66 |
| Grant | $1,235.41 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $4,509.31 | 2020-2024 | Sternalock Blu System, Sternalock |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $3,691.36 | 2020-2025 | Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv), Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia, Mitris Resilia Mitral Valve |
| Medtronic, INC. | $2,443.90 | 2022-2024 | Evera Mri Xt Dr Surescan, Corevalve Evolut R |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $1,526.73 | 2019 | |
| Atricure, INC. | $1,508.71 | 2021-2025 | Atriclip Laa Exclusion System, Synergy Ablation System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $941.37 | 2020-2025 | Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit |
| Cvrx, INC. | $456.63 | 2023-2024 | Barostim Neo System |
| Cook Medical LLC | $255.31 | 2021-2025 | Cook |
| Abiomed | $182.58 | 2022-2024 | Impella |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $110.26 | 2022 | |
| Sanara Medtech INC. | $25.36 | 2021 | |
| Karyopharm Therapeutics INC. | $22.57 | 2025 | Xpovio |
| Medela LLC | $18.79 | 2022 |
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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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.