Active NPI 1821071895 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Marcus P Schmitz , MD

Neurological Surgery • Amarillo, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Marcus Schmitz, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Amarillo, TX. With approximately 41 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine in 1985, Dr. Schmitz delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3501 S SONCY RD STE 104.

Dr. Schmitz maintains professional affiliations with Northern Arizona Healthcare Corporation, Nwtx Physician Network Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least, new patient outpatient office visit, initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3501 S Soncy Rd Ste 104

Amarillo, TX 791196405

Telephone 8063983627

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1985

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Amarillo, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

41 Yrs +12.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.9 Yrs

State Avg: 25.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Amarillo, TX (703 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

55.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Schmitz (41 Years) 41 Yrs

Amarillo Specialty Average (28.9 Years) 28.9 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$286.50	$128.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	39	38	$304.50	$126.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$381.50	$167.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$446.25	$166.89
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	15	$412.00	$180.02
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	15	15	$504.50	$221.14
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	14	12	$87.25	$49.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	21	11	$170.19	$69.82
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	13	$467.92	$190.68
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$332.32	$131.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	97	76	$319.14	$175.97
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	75	75	$453.00	$218.50
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	58	23	$3042.00	$272.43
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	45	43	$454.00	$194.99
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	41	41	$363.00	$165.14
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	37	18	$88.00	$38.07
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	37	37	$308.00	$135.11
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	36	34	$234.00	$124.19
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	35	17	$1587.00	$222.57
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	35	16	$3694.00	$521.93
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	34	19	$161.00	$66.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	28	$158.00	$89.02
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	29	14	$2912.00	$412.05
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	27	27	$5684.00	$802.58
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	26	23	$836.00	$116.55
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	24	12	$2933.00	$417.60
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	22	22	$13582.00	$1885.09
61783 Computer-assisted spinal procedure	21	21	$1221.00	$246.15
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	20	20	$2656.00	$178.29
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	19	$8081.00	$872.78
63655 Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine	19	19	$6032.00	$832.84
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	12	12	$12606.00	$1777.03

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	50	25	$169.72	$72.83
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	40	40	$483.90	$205.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	39	37	$492.97	$203.95
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	38	38	$433.29	$137.70
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	38	25	$103.79	$39.63
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	35	14	$1196.66	$216.92
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	33	30	$419.79	$142.78
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$414.67	$156.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$316.00	$103.14
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	14	14	$6173.00	$906.37

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	75	71	$390.65	$100.88
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	74	30	$805.34	$203.49
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	62	21	$862.58	$235.34
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	51	50	$519.25	$133.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$600.56	$148.67
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	44	44	$504.20	$132.07
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	40	40	$739.50	$197.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	31	31	$734.77	$195.39
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	31	31	$4134.03	$850.71
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	29	25	$263.28	$70.25
22552 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, each additional disc	24	11	$1428.79	$382.88
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	21	21	$2737.57	$716.87
22632 Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior approach	20	12	$1058.00	$308.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	20	18	$262.50	$68.73
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	17	15	$145.53	$38.04
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	14	12	$6252.00	$1561.18
22630 Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc	13	13	$5673.62	$1400.49
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	13	11	$461.92	$102.48
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	11	11	$366.91	$92.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	80	76	$495.60	$132.71
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	72	72	$711.42	$196.12
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	69	67	$705.25	$196.26
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	64	28	$832.00	$225.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	57	$368.14	$101.36
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	43	35	$250.86	$70.47
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$568.45	$157.34
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	29	14	$771.97	$203.60
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	19	18	$395.00	$105.27
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	19	$3960.42	$599.84
22630 Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc	16	16	$5442.13	$1467.76
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$482.33	$132.25
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	15	14	$362.80	$101.01
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	14	14	$137.50	$37.96
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	12	$6096.15	$1485.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	44	18	$541.00	$195.38
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	43	43	$465.79	$189.21
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	38	35	$309.42	$132.07
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	33	13	$684.27	$241.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	23	$223.00	$92.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$512.00	$191.63
22634 Fusion of additional segment of spine with partial removal of spine bone and disc	21	13	$1366.00	$459.48
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	18	18	$1948.00	$706.53
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$2790.00	$534.93
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$372.81	$146.43
22633 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc	15	15	$5063.00	$1705.32
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$333.54	$119.43
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	13	13	$4682.00	$1578.93