Skip to content

Lowell R. Schmeltz, MD

NPI 1538112917ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism· Farmington Hills, MI

Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism (MD) in Farmington Hills, Michigan, trained at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (class of 2001). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,694,460 for 3,240 claims, against $124,087 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 30 companies reporting payments in 2025, $226,926 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1538112917
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMay 18, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 30, 2018

Specialties and licenses

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster

Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Endocrinology (MI)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients649
Services billed2,958 across 21 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$124,087

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)3,240 · 8,090 30-day fills
Patients556
Total drug cost$1,694,460
Generic share31% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Graduation year2001
Medicare specialtyEndocrinology
Secondary specialtiesInternal Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$226,926 · 351 payments from 30 companies
  • 2024$156,353 · 302 payments from 23 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$144,714 · 65 payments
  • Consulting Fee$42,077 · 4 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$17,752 · 84 payments
  • Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$16,837 · 10 payments
  • Food and Beverage$5,535 · 187 payments
  • Education$11.29 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

Other Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism providers in Farmington Hills

All Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism providers in Michigan →