Robert Schaller, DO
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Philadelphia, PANPI 1083806780
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (45.0%), consulting fees and travel and lodging — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 27 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 31.5% of the total. Among clinical cardiac electrophysiology clinicians in PA with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 607 payments — averaging $549.19 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$105K
- Abbott$73K
- Philips North America LLC$55K
- Boston Scientific$29K
- Biotronik Inc.$17K
- Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.$15K
- plus $40K from 21 others
Across 60 payments — averaging $4090.13 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.
- Medtronic$154K
- Boston Scientific$64K
- Elutia, Inc.$18K
- Biotronik Inc.$8K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$122,69437%
- Speaking & faculty fees$150,14545%
- Travel & lodging$41,60012%
- Food & beverage$18,9186%
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) | 196 | $105,033 |
| Abbott | 137 | $73,193 |
| Philips North America LLC | 58 | $54,643 |
| Boston Scientific | 53 | $28,960 |
| Biotronik Inc. | 46 | $16,611 |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | 37 | $14,934 |
| Stryker | 11 | $12,332 |
| Cook Incorporated | 7 | $9,495 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 7 | $5,358 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | 2 | $3,619 |
| Wilson Cook Medical Incorporated | 1 | $3,150 |
| Biosig Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $2,000 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 20 | $1,390 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | 6 | $923 |
| Asahi Intecc USA, Inc. | 1 | $450 |
| ZOLL Respicardia, Inc. | 2 | $343 |
| ZOLL Medical Corporation | 1 | $278 |
| Cook Medical LLC | 6 | $242 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 3 | $110 |
| Davol Inc. | 4 | $88 |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | 1 | $75 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 2 | $42 |
| Novartis | 1 | $22 |
| Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $17 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 1 | $17 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 1 | $13 |
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.
- OPTIMIZER$24,756
- (9520) IGT Devices Undivided$22,695
- DURATA$13,741
- Evolution$12,696
- PHOTONBLADE$11,684
- GENERAL BRADY$10,625
- GENERAL - THERAPIES$10,622
- ACCENT$10,241
- SelectSecure$9,641
- ViewFlex Xtra ICE Catheter$9,063
- Bridge$8,488
- CVX-300$8,003
- TACTICATH ABLATION CATHETER, SENSOR ENABLED$7,602
- VIEWMATE$6,250
- Spectranetics Undiv$5,744
- ECM Patch,Pouch$5,315
- INGEVITY MRI$5,000
- GALLANT$3,413
- ViewMate Intracardiac Echo$3,340
- ASSURITY$3,161
How this compares
$333,358 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 201 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Pennsylvania.
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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.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Philadelphia
- Fermin GarciaPhiladelphia$684K
- Ralph VerdinoPhiladelphia$682K
- Pasquale SantangeliPhiladelphia$581K
- Francis MarchlinskiPhiladelphia$469K
- Joshua CooperPhiladelphia$405K
- Timothy MarkmanPhiladelphia$402K
- David CallansPhiladelphia$350K
- Matthew HymanPhiladelphia$294K
- David FrankelPhiladelphia$218K
- Rajat DeoPhiladelphia$148K
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.