Physician

Donald Paul Schwab, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Donald Schwab, M.D. (NPI: 1710039532) practices general surgery in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Terrebonne, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is BAYOU SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, L.L.C. (NPI: 1922150754; TIN: 72-1287618) and primary practice location at 70360-5595.

Schwab's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 126 traditional Medicare patients, billed 343 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $62,770 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 36561 (Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)). Part D data shows 163 prescription claims across 83 beneficiaries totaling $2,037 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). 2022 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 9 records totaling $479. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $61,647 to $62,770. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $2,636 and ending at $2,037. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	185	374	$61,647
2016	219	539	$75,768
2017	186	435	$77,113
2018	234	581	$70,980
2019	183	447	$62,283
2020	176	400	$64,439
2021	158	340	$52,081
2022	113	265	$38,909
2023	120	296	$40,375
2024	126	343	$62,770

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	46	100	$2,636
2016	63	129	$2,697
2017	40	91	$2,734
2018	49	111	$2,083
2019	70	132	$4,126
2020	72	147	$2,357
2021	75	149	$2,248
2022	86	142	$2,068
2023	83	154	$8,205
2024	83	163	$2,037

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	11	$440
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
36561	Insertion of central venous tube with port (5 years or older)	16	16	$246
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$103
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	44	$89
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	21	24	$64
77001	Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device	17	17	$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	75	174	$317
Pantoprazole Sodium	Pantoprazole Sodium	35	1,710	$232

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	9	$479	Medtronic, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Donald Paul Schwab, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Donald Paul Schwab, M.D. (NPI 1710039532), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Donald Paul Schwab, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Donald Paul Schwab, M.D.?

Donald Paul Schwab, M.D. is linked to BAYOU SURGICAL SPECIALISTS, L.L.C. (billing NPI 1922150754) in the available physician profile data.

Does Donald Paul Schwab, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Donald Paul Schwab, M.D. has 9 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.