Dr. John P. Schmittner, MD

Dr. Schmittner practices at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas, part of Ascension Health Alliance.

Dr. Schmittner's NPI, 1275891913, was assigned on May 1, 2012. Dr. Schmittner graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Schmittner holds Texas license T7027.

Dr. Schmittner's primary practice is Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, at 1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX 78705 in Travis County. The practice phone is (512) 324-1000.

Dr. Schmittner's primary practice is Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin in Austin, Texas, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Schmittner is also affiliated with Ascension Seton Hays. The medical group on file is Seton Family of Doctors. Dmand AI also links Dr. Schmittner to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Schmittner practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Schmittner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Schmittner is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Schmittner's licenses on file in 10 states: Texas, Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic hypertension, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart failure, pulmonary heart disease, sick sinus syndrome and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Schmittner treats.

CMS data shows 326 Medicare services from Dr. Schmittner across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 174 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,121 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 174 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Schmittner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 64 patients. 75% of them have heart failure, and 75% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.66, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Schmittner's median patient age at 68, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Schmittner wrote 2,421 Medicare Part D claims for 366 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,268 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $796,058 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,369 claims across 23 drugs.

Dr. Schmittner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Schmittner as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 20 papers to Dr. Schmittner, published from 2005 to 2024. 2009 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Methadone, Heroin Dependence and Narcotics. Dr. Schmittner has published most often in Drug Alcohol Depend. Dr. Schmittner's most frequent co-authors are Steven Manuel Costa, MD, Yissela Analy Escobedo and Jerry D. Fan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 150 general payments to Dr. Schmittner from 21 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $6,590.

Dr. Schmittner graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine in 1997.

Dr. Schmittner is in network with 24 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.