Steven Schnittman
Infectious Disease · West Haven, CTNPI 1669560124
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by consulting fees: $362,033 of the $362,745 with a category attached, or 99.8%. 5 manufacturers reported payments, led by Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 39.3% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2021 at $204,879 and has fallen 98.8% since, to $2,475 in 2023. Among infectious disease clinicians in CT 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 124 payments — averaging $2925.36 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$143K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$112K
- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.$90K
- Optinose US, Inc.$14K
- Vertex$5K
What the payments were for
- Consulting fees$362,033100%
- Travel & lodging$4390%
- Food & beverage$2720%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 17 | $142,500 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 77 | $111,908 |
| Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. | 12 | $89,750 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 9 | $13,750 |
| Vertex | 9 | $4,836 |
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.
- Xhance$13,750
- NURTEC ODT$7,250
How this compares
$362,745 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 159 infectious disease providers in Connecticut.
Other infectious disease in West Haven
- Kalpana GuptaWest Haven$160K
- Richard SuttonWest Haven$34K
- Zane SaulStratford$513K
- Stephen ScholandMeriden$428K
- Onyema OgbuaguNew Haven$412K
- David RubinNorwalk$397K
- Frederick AlticeNew Haven$143K
- Paul AnthonyHartford$91K
- Adrian DemidontHamden$90K
- Albert KoNew Haven$43K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.