diff --git a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/healthcare/HL7v2Message.java b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/healthcare/HL7v2Message.java
index 1a2a0b0fee42..b9a72f315b79 100644
--- a/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/healthcare/HL7v2Message.java
+++ b/sdks/java/io/google-cloud-platform/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/io/gcp/healthcare/HL7v2Message.java
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ public Message toModel() {
     out.setCreateTime(this.getCreateTime());
     out.setData(this.getData());
     out.setSendFacility(this.getSendFacility());
-    out.setSchematizedData(new SchematizedData().setData(this.schematizedData));
+    if (this.schematizedData != null) {
+      out.setSchematizedData(new SchematizedData().setData(this.schematizedData));
+    }
     out.setLabels(this.labels);
     return out;
   }