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Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD

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(424 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Virginia School of Medicine (2001)

10950 Rockfish Valley Highway
Afton, VA 22920

(434) 654-2700

Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD is affiliated with Sentara Health.

Office Locations

10950 Rockfish Valley Highway
Afton, VA 22920

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

lab tests

urine tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for lab tests, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

urinalysis

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Virginia, Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, urinalysis, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	814
doctor visit	1995
ear procedures	28
injections	19
lab tests	343
preventive care	272
vaccines	272

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	35
blood draw	809
doctor visit	2008
ear procedures	20
injections	35
lab tests	332
preventive care	275
vaccines	260

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	53
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2014 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
blood draw	832
doctor visit	1972
ear procedures	27
injections	34
lab tests	266
preventive care	300
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
vaccines	273

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	60
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	811
doctor visit	1913
ear procedures	18
injections	20
lab tests	368
preventive care	597
vaccines	572

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1030
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	548
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	136
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
blood draw	848
doctor visit	1998
ear procedures	25
injections	28
lab tests	446
preventive care	366
vaccines	348

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	282
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	66
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
blood draw	860
doctor visit	2195
ear procedures	22
injections	23
lab tests	429
preventive care	353
vaccines	326

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	63
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	900
doctor visit	2289
ear procedures	37
injections	19
lab tests	425
preventive care	312
vaccines	287

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	627
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	75
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2019 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	996
doctor visit	2164
ear procedures	20
injections	29
lab tests	297
preventive care	350
vaccines	333

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	63
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
blood draw	859
doctor visit	1494
ear procedures	27
injections	19
lab tests	200
preventive care	105
vaccines	90

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	639
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	75
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	865
counseling services	12
doctor visit	1609
ear procedures	31
lab tests	166
preventive care	90
vaccines	62

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	70
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	863
counseling services	11
doctor visit	1555
ear procedures	21
lab tests	113
preventive care	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	76
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Afton, VA were blood draw, lab tests, vaccines and preventive care.

aspiration	25
blood draw	859
counseling services	11
doctor visit	1926
ear procedures	25
injections	25
lab tests	307
preventive care	277
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14
skin procedures	14
vaccines	282

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	20
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	568
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	201
85 and over	67
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	316

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at University of Virginia Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine - 2018 and has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University of Virginia Affiliated Hospitals (2004)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine - 2018 (2026)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sentara Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 424 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Stephen P. Schmitz, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Afton, VA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-24

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Biography

Dr. Stephen Schmitz's medical specialty is family medicine. Patients rated Dr. Schmitz highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). In his practice, Dr. Schmitz focuses on primary care and internal medicine. He is affiliated with Sentara Health. He has an open panel in Afton, VA according to Doctor.com. He attended the University of Virginia School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Virginia for residency.