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Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD

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(Dr. Eric Schmidt, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, General Practice and Adult Critical Care

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional interests include: sepsis (blood poisoning), acute respiratory distress syndrome

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-1721

Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD is a pulmonologist in Newton, MA specializing in adult pulmonology, general practice and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

2000 Washington Street Green 562
Newton, MA 02462

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Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 726-1721

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75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115

(617) 732-5500

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In The News

“Dr. Eric Schmidt, division chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Massachussetts General Hospital, said that severe pneumonia can have lasting consequences.”—"The Pope has now been in the hospital for 3 weeks battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?", Washington Top News, March 2025

“Dr. Eric Schmidt, division chief of pulmonary and critical care medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, said that severe pneumonia can have lasting consequences.”—"The pope has been battling double pneumonia. How serious is that?", Los Angeles Times, March 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	48
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	60
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	53
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	38
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
pulmonary testing	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	19
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	31
Dementia	25
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	49
Dementia	34
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Newton, MA were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

doctor visit	34
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
pulmonary testing	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	38
Hispanic	25
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	34

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	2
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Pulmonary Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Eric P. Schmidt, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC	$3,660 $3,660
Ethicon US, LLC	$15 OtherNA $15
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$11 ZYTIGA $11

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,660
Food and Beverage	$26

Biography

Dr. Eric Schmidt is an adult critical care, general practice, and adult pulmonology specialist in Boston, MA and Newton, MA. His clinical interests include acute respiratory distress syndrome and sepsis (blood poisoning). He is professionally affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Dr. Schmidt accepts Blue California, Viant, Aetna, and more. According to Newton-Wellesley Hospital, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Newton, MA. He attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University.