What is Lawrence Schmetterer's specialty?

Lawrence Schmetterer (NPI 1497848154) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Thoracic Surgery in Youngstown, OH.

Where does Lawrence Schmetterer practice?

Lawrence Schmetterer practices in Youngstown, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1497848154.

How much does Medicare pay Lawrence Schmetterer?

Lawrence Schmetterer (NPI 1497848154) received approximately $440K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 248 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1497848154

Lawrence SchmettererM.D.

Thoracic SurgeryYoungstown, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

590

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,384

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$424K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 110 Thoracic Surgery providers in OH — top quintile (cohort median 219).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

189

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

56.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Clopidogrel Bisulfate68 claims

Cilostazol51 claims

Pentoxifylline32 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen27 claims

Rivaroxaban11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$112

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$112

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$112

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Lawrence Schmetterer's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 33 inbound referrers · 48 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Peter Apicella Diagnostic Radiology · Salem, OH	130	513
Jason Griffith Diagnostic Radiology · Warren, MI	103	446
Rex Jennings Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	95	330
Marcus Julius Diagnostic Radiology · Salem, OH	35	120
Usman Khan Nephrology · Ottawa, IL	26	145
Indra Limbu Infectious Disease · Youngstown, OH	24	142
MALACKANY, RAYMOND	22	73
Jeffrey Halley Cardiology · Youngstown, OH	22	90
YOUNGSTOWN OHIO HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	21	73
Emergency Medical Transport Inc Ambulance Service Provider · North Canton, OH	19	61
Francisco Mateo Internal Medicine · Salem, OH	18	84
SANOR, TERI	18	88

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SALEM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	226	1,432
Peter Apicella Diagnostic Radiology · Salem, OH	74	212
Jason Griffith Diagnostic Radiology · Warren, MI	61	202
Quest Diagnostics Of Pennsylvania, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Pittsburgh, PA	52	266
Rex Jennings Diagnostic Radiology · Louisville, KY	44	144
MERCY HEALTH YOUNGSTOWN LLC	36	157
MERCY HEALTH YOUNGSTOWN LLC	36	156
David Nash Pathology · Salem, OH	34	142
APICELLA, SALVATORE	32	77
Matthew Cheng Pulmonary Disease · Salem, OH	28	100
Marcus Julius Diagnostic Radiology · Salem, OH	26	74
Indra Limbu Infectious Disease · Youngstown, OH	26	128

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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