Total Payments
$4,652
2024 Payments
$429.65
Companies
25
Transactions
146
Medicare Patients
11,474
Medicare Billing
$885,301
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$4,118 (88.5%)
Travel$521.05 (11.2%)
Education$12.45 (0.3%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $4,118 | 144 | 88.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $521.05 | 1 | 11.2% |
| Education | $12.45 | 1 | 0.3% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABIOMED | $1,732 | 50 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $889.28 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $410.06 | 23 | $0 (2021) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $378.06 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $182.86 | 2 | $0 (2021) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $153.39 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $137.52 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | $116.34 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | $98.89 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $86.96 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $429.65 | 11 | Abbott Laboratories ($235.01) |
| 2023 | $461.76 | 12 | Abbott Laboratories ($196.24) |
| 2022 | $255.09 | 7 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($153.14) |
| 2021 | $233.72 | 10 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($64.91) |
| 2020 | $324.97 | 10 | Abbott Laboratories ($212.43) |
| 2019 | $837.12 | 45 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. ($308.06) |
| 2018 | $1,172 | 28 | ABIOMED ($1,073) |
| 2017 | $937.18 | 23 | ABIOMED ($408.46) |
All Payment Transactions
146 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 6
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | CARDIOMEMS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.01 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.95 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ULTREON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $113.74 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/18/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ULTREON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.11 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Endovascular Engineering Inc. | Helo Thrombectomy System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.13 | General |
| Category: Novel Catheter Thrombectomy Device | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | RXi Systems (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.80 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 08/08/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | MITRACLIP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.22 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 06/15/2024 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.11 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 05/17/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.48 | General |
| Category: General - Vascular Intervention_PI | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ULTREON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $27.93 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 02/08/2024 | Acist Medical Systems, Inc. | CVI Systems (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.17 | General |
| Category: Diagnostic Imaging | ||||||
| 11/30/2023 | ABIOMED | Impella (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.77 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 11/10/2023 | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | NAEOTOM Alpha (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.57 | General |
| Category: CT and RO incl. Computed Tomography and Radiation Oncology | ||||||
| 08/28/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | ULTREON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $170.29 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 07/18/2023 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | OPTIMIZER (Device), OPTIMIZER | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.52 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 07/05/2023 | ATRICURE, INC. | ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) (Device), ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.88 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 06/01/2023 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | OPTIMIZER (Device), OPTIMIZER | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | OPTIMIZER (Device), OPTIMIZER | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $19.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | OPTIMIZER (Device), OPTIMIZER | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.67 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular Device | ||||||
| 03/27/2023 | Inari Medical, Inc. | FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device), CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.34 | General |
| Category: VTE | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.17 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $9.10 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 02/08/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | 2ND GEN CENTRIMAG PRIMARY CONSOLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $0.68 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure | ||||||
| 08/22/2022 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | PRALUENT (Biological), EVKEEZA | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.97 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLISM | ||||||
| 07/04/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | OPTIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.16 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 43 | 2,818 | 3,235 | $825,237 | $224,934 |
| 2022 | 42 | 2,803 | 3,231 | $732,258 | $203,347 |
| 2021 | 45 | 3,102 | 3,672 | $821,879 | $241,269 |
| 2020 | 44 | 2,751 | 3,326 | $793,294 | $215,751 |
Total Patients
11,474
Total Services
13,464
Medicare Billing
$885,301
Procedure Codes
199
All Medicare Procedures & Services
199 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 8
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 362 | 528 | $108,768 | $48,859 | 44.9% |
| 92928 | Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch | Facility | 2023 | 56 | 68 | $122,672 | $29,100 | 23.7% |
| 99233 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 115 | 252 | $50,904 | $23,723 | 46.6% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2023 | 316 | 325 | $66,625 | $17,220 | 25.8% |
| 93460 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 54 | 56 | $68,992 | $12,394 | 18.0% |
| 93458 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 53 | 55 | $54,065 | $9,815 | 18.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 48 | 56 | $15,568 | $7,343 | 47.2% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2023 | 85 | 86 | $28,724 | $7,161 | 24.9% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 65 | 67 | $17,956 | $6,708 | 37.4% |
| 93461 | Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers, coronary artery, and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $28,560 | $5,909 | 20.7% |
| 75574 | Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 57 | 57 | $19,950 | $5,073 | 25.4% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 40 | 40 | $22,860 | $4,527 | 19.8% |
| 71275 | Ct scan of blood vessels of chest with contrast | Facility | 2023 | 67 | 67 | $19,564 | $4,420 | 22.6% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 40 | 41 | $15,990 | $3,565 | 22.3% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2023 | 299 | 330 | $19,800 | $3,543 | 17.9% |
| 93459 | Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $17,696 | $3,486 | 19.7% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2023 | 118 | 118 | $10,856 | $3,432 | 31.6% |
| 93451 | Insertion of tube in right heart chambers for measurement | Facility | 2023 | 28 | 30 | $13,680 | $2,880 | 21.1% |
| 93571 | Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel during diagnosis or treatment, initial vessel | Facility | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $22,489 | $2,379 | 10.6% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 25 | 25 | $10,927 | $1,912 | 17.5% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Office | 2023 | 30 | 32 | $6,560 | $1,746 | 26.6% |
| 93016 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | Facility | 2023 | 100 | 100 | $7,000 | $1,599 | 22.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 151 | 160 | $6,240 | $1,581 | 25.3% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $3,485 | $1,486 | 42.6% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 22 | 23 | $3,243 | $1,464 | 45.1% |
About Dr. Arthur Smith, MD
Dr. Arthur Smith, MD is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/09/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1043211444.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Arthur Smith, MD has received a total of $4,652 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $429.65 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 146 transactions from 25 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($4,118).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 11,474 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 13,464 services with total Medicare billing of $885,301. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 199 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
- Other Specialties Interventional Cardiology
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 08/09/2005
- Last Updated 01/27/2022
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1043211444
Products in Payments
- Impella (Device) $1,732
- ULTREON (Device) $339.07
- UPTRAVI (Drug) $227.84
- OPSUMIT (Drug) $182.22
- CoreValve Evolut (Device) $137.52
- AVVIGO Guidance System (Device) $125.38
- ROTABLATOR (Device) $121.42
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $117.95
- CentriMag (Device) $116.56
- FLOWTRIEVER CATHETER, S (Device) $116.34
- OPTIMIZER (Device) $86.96
- STELLAREX (Device) $83.36
- LifeVest (Device) $70.68
- HeartMate (Device) $70.20
- CVI Systems (Device) $69.09
- Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve (Device) $64.91
- Xience V coronary stent system (Device) $63.51
- OPTIS (Device) $61.01
- MITRACLIP (Device) $49.22
- Accent Pacemaker (Device) $38.94
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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