Eric Schmidt, MD
Neurological Surgery · Lexington, KYNPI 1841687555
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — travel and lodging (55.7%), food and beverage and education — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. accounts for 61.0% of it on its own, with 10 other manufacturers making up the rest. Reporting peaked in 2022 at $1,988 and has fallen 84.6% since, to $305 in 2025. That places this record below the midpoint for neurological surgery clinicians in KY, where the typical reported total is $3,068.
Across 35 payments — averaging $87.35 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$563
- Boston Scientific$175
- Stryker$111
- Nevro Corp.$90
- Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.$82
- plus $173 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$1,70256%
- Food & beverage$1,33544%
- Education$201%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 6 | $1,863 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 12 | $563 |
| Boston Scientific | 2 | $175 |
| Stryker | 3 | $111 |
| Nevro Corp. | 1 | $90 |
| Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. | 4 | $82 |
| Medtronic | 2 | $54 |
| KARL Storz Endoscopy-america | 1 | $41 |
| Abbott | 2 | $34 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $23 |
| CSL Behring | 1 | $20 |
How this compares
$3,057 in reported general payments places this provider in the 45th percentile of 99 neurological surgery providers in Kentucky.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 81 | $683 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 48 | $445 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 47 | $320 |
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 37 | $267 |
| Pregabalin | 11 | $154 |
| Methylprednisolone | 11 | $70 |
| Meloxicam | 42 | $69 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other neurological surgery in Lexington
- Matthew TuttLexington$64K
- Craig VanhorneLexington$64K
- Christian RamseyLexington$35K
- David DornbosLexington$35K
- Saman SizdahkhaniLexington$29K
- Rouzbeh Motiei LangroudiLexington$25K
- Ryan HoflerLexington$12K
- Justin FraserLexington$10K
- Justin HilliardLexington$8K
- John GilbertLexington$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.