Jonathan Schwartz, MD
Internal Medicine · Charlotte, NCNPI 1790927820
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — consulting fees (43.0%), travel and lodging and speaking fees — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 18 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 32.2% of the total. Among internal medicine clinicians in NC with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 578 payments — averaging $334.25 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$62K
- Boston Scientific$43K
- Edwards Lifesciences$28K
- Philips North America LLC$21K
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$13K
- Cardinal Health 200 LLC$9K
- plus $18K from 12 others
Across 85 payments — averaging $7512.86 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Abbott$512K
- Edwards Lifesciences$119K
- Medtronic$8K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$83,15143%
- Speaking & faculty fees$39,69221%
- Grants$1350%
- Travel & lodging$46,24324%
- Food & beverage$23,97912%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 187 | $62,163 |
| Boston Scientific | 111 | $42,501 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 110 | $27,946 |
| Philips North America LLC | 17 | $20,690 |
| Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | 27 | $12,554 |
| Cardinal Health 200 LLC | 10 | $8,884 |
| Abbott | 91 | $8,293 |
| Pi-cardia, Inc. | 1 | $3,300 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 5 | $2,430 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 7 | $1,490 |
| Opsens Inc. | 1 | $1,200 |
| Cordis US CORP. | 3 | $1,184 |
| Heartflow, Inc. | 2 | $272 |
| Angiodynamics, Inc. | 2 | $91 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | 1 | $78 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 1 | $61 |
| BD | 1 | $38 |
| Chiesi USA, Inc. | 1 | $25 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- COREVALVE EVOLUT R$32,013
- (9520) IGT Devices Undivided$13,163
- CoreValve Evolut$11,693
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve$11,454
- Watchman$10,019
- WATCHMAN FLX$9,588
- ACUSON SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound System$9,320
- WATCHMAN Access System$9,095
- (9148) ICE 3D$5,200
- Shortcut$3,300
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$2,850
- Mitra Clip system$2,528
- Product in Development$2,160
- Thermocool SF$1,490
- Educ Ultrasound$1,390
- SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA$1,355
- SavvyWire$1,200
- ACUSON Origin Diagnostic Ultrasound System$1,174
- MYNX CONTROL$1,125
- MitraClip$765
How this compares
$193,199 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 3,302 internal medicine providers in North Carolina.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 88 | $1,128 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 57 | $885 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 17 | $328 |
| Nitroglycerin | 30 | $249 |
| Isosorbide Mononitrate ErIsosorbide Mononitrate | 17 | $197 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 25 | $195 |
| Lisinopril | 11 | $103 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 19 | $73 |
| Carvedilol | 15 | $56 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other internal medicine in Charlotte
- Saad UsmaniCharlotte$551K
- Marc JohnsonCharlotte$342K
- Maithili ChitnavisCharlotte$267K
- Perry RoyCharlotte$135K
- Benjamin BrooksCharlotte$91K
- Mark SchwartzCharlotte$80K
- Thomas WalshCharlotte$64K
- Lisa BellanfonteCharlotte$45K
- Nirmish ShahDurham$862K
- Eugene WrightFayetteville$839K
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.