Physician profile

Matthew Schultzel

Surgery · La Jolla, CA

NPI 1306123229

$122,634.44

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

44 companies · $65K in 2025

The $65K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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)
Education$43,000.00
Travel and Lodging$12,739.60
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$12,000.00
Food and Beverage$7,436.35
Consulting Fee$6,440.00
Honoraria$2,475.00
Long Term Medical Supply Or Device Loan$209.16

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
Intuitive Surgical, INC. $80,677.02 2019-2025 Da Vinci Surgical System
Medtronic, INC. $15,180.35 2021-2025 Signia, Swiftset, Eea
Virtual Incision Corporation $7,380.63 2024-2025 Mira
Convatec INC. $7,341.67 2020-2025
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $2,848.03 2023-2025 Exparel, Iovera, Zilretta
Mimedx Group, INC. $1,208.14 2024-2025
Axonics, INC. $1,067.25 2021-2024 Axonics
Covidien LP $885.60 2019-2020
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., INC. $705.62 2019-2025 Gattex
Daiichi Sankyo INC. $602.78 2022-2025 Injectafer
Stryker Corporation $497.96 2019-2025 T2
Cook Medical LLC $449.44 2022-2024 Echotip, Echotip Insight
Biotissue Holdings INC. $448.79 2023-2024
Davol INC. $382.32 2021-2025 Arista, Phasix Mesh
Kerecis Limited $324.72 2025 Kerecis Surgiclose, Kerecis Graftguide
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Ethicon US, LLC $296.53 2019-2021
Acell, INC. $257.46 2019-2020
Integra Lifesciences Corporation $228.21 2025 Micromatrix, Cytal, Integra
Abbvie INC. $204.20 2019-2022
Acera Surgical, INC. $202.08 2024 Restrata Wound Matrix
Allergan, INC. $170.28 2020
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated $152.69 2022-2023
Boston Scientific Corporation $141.88 2023-2025 Axonics, Wavewriter Alpha Prime 16
Coloplast Corp $134.08 2023-2024 Sensura Mio
Smith+Nephew, INC. $132.20 2025 Katalyst Bipolar Radial Head System
Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC $115.02 2019-2021
Braintree Laboratories, INC. $88.84 2021-2025 Sutab, Suflave
Janssen Biotech, INC. $64.44 2021
Organogenesis INC. $58.61 2023-2024 Puraply
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $54.62 2024 Xarelto
Baxter Healthcare $43.87 2021
Activ Surgical, INC. $36.27 2022
Histosonics, INC. $35.07 2024
Bioventus LLC $28.03 2020
Reprise Biomedical, INC. $23.94 2023 Miro3d
Romark Laboratories, Lc $23.15 2020
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company $22.74 2021
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $21.73 2021
180 Medical, INC. $20.77 2025
Guard Medical INC. $18.93 2022
Angiodynamics, INC. $18.06 2020
Qol Medical, LLC $17.65 2019
Baudax Bio INC. $12.15 2020
Prescient Surgical $10.62 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Matthew Schultzel

$122,634.44

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Intuitive Surgical, INC.
Context
The $65K reported for 2025 was more than what 99% of Surgery providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $281).

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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.