Physician profile

Saul Schaefer

Cardiovascular Disease · Sacramento, CA

NPI 1982686978

$110,032.27

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

21 companies · $16K in 2025

The $16K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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)
Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program$31,037.50
Food and Beverage$3,277.87
Travel and Lodging$419.07

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
Amgen INC. $75,614.53 2019-2025 Repatha, Repatha
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $30,445.99 2019-2021
Biotronik INC. $986.01 2019-2024 Acticor 7 Vr-T Dx, Amvia Edge
Shockwave Medical, INC $613.08 2021-2024 Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter, Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter
Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) $370.21 2019-2025 Lifevest
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $362.71 2024-2025 Winrevair
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $280.23 2019-2022
Boston Scientific Corporation $238.20 2019-2020
Heartflow, INC. $203.45 2024
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $178.96 2019-2021
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $175.44 2024 Assure Wcd
Abbott Laboratories $154.08 2021-2024 Xience Skypoint, Dragonfly Opstar, Pressurewire
Amarin Pharma, INC. $122.31 2023
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $109.98 2019-2024 Camzyos
Ge Healthcare $51.42 2020
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $28.27 2022-2024
Pfizer INC. $26.12 2024
Abiomed $20.21 2020
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $18.38 2019
Recor Medical INC $18.06 2024 Paradise Renal Denervation System
Chiesi USA, INC. $14.63 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Saul Schaefer

$110,032.27

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Amgen INC.
Context
The $16K reported for 2025 was more than what 96% of Cardiovascular Disease providers received nationally (typical 2025 total: $433).

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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.