Dr. Arthur Smith, MD

NPI: 1629000856
Total Payments
$689.43
2024 Payments
$217.82
Companies
11
Transactions
28
Medicare Patients
874
Medicare Billing
$140,835

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$441.85 (64.1%)
Travel$217.82 (31.6%)
Education$29.76 (4.3%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $441.85 25 64.1%
Travel and Lodging $217.82 1 31.6%
Education $29.76 2 4.3%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
LivaNova USA, Inc. $346.74 7 $0 (2024)
AbbVie Inc. $75.88 4 $0 (2023)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $51.49 3 $0 (2021)
EMD Serono, Inc. $46.01 3 $0 (2017)
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. $34.00 2 $0 (2022)
Eisai Inc. $33.12 2 $0 (2018)
Lilly USA, LLC $31.92 2 $0 (2023)
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $29.76 2 $0 (2020)
Allergan, Inc. $18.01 1 $0 (2020)
Celgene Corporation $11.66 1 $0 (2021)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $217.82 1 LivaNova USA, Inc. ($217.82)
2023 $97.64 4 AbbVie Inc. ($45.62)
2022 $109.98 6 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ($34.00)
2021 $84.50 5 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($38.26)
2020 $63.59 4 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ($29.76)
2019 $23.54 2 LivaNova USA, Inc. ($12.70)
2018 $35.37 2 Eisai Inc. ($22.14)
2017 $56.99 4 EMD Serono, Inc. ($46.01)

All Payment Transactions

28 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
05/03/2024 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS Therapy (Device) Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $217.82 General
Category: Neurology
08/23/2023 AbbVie Inc. UBRELVY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.36 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
02/27/2023 AbbVie Inc. UBRELVY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $26.26 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
02/06/2023 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $37.57 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
01/24/2023 Lilly USA, LLC EMGALITY (Drug), REYVOW Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.45 General
Category: Neuroscience
09/12/2022 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS Therapy SenTiva Model 1000 Generator (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $28.25 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
08/15/2022 ABBVIE INC. QULIPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.58 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
06/27/2022 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. APTIOM (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.15 General
Category: CNS
04/14/2022 ABBVIE INC. QULIPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $11.68 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
03/30/2022 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. APTIOM (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.85 General
Category: CNS
01/24/2022 Lilly USA, LLC EMGALITY (Drug), REYVOW Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $17.47 General
Category: Neuroscience
12/10/2021 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS - Sentiva (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.08 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
11/04/2021 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.67 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
10/28/2021 Celgene Corporation ZEPOSIA (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $11.66 General
Category: Neuroscience
06/24/2021 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation KESIMPTA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.59 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
02/25/2021 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS - Sentiva (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.50 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
10/21/2020 Allergan, Inc. UBRELVY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.01 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE
10/09/2020 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS Therapy (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.82 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
09/25/2020 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ZEPOSIA (Drug) Education Cash or cash equivalent $14.88 General
Category: Neuroscience
09/25/2020 E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. ZEPOSIA (Drug) Education Cash or cash equivalent $14.88 General
Category: Neuroscience
06/18/2019 LivaNova USA, Inc. VNS Therapy (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $12.70 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
04/25/2019 Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. OXTELLAR XR (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $10.84 General
Category: AED
05/03/2018 Eisai Inc. Banzel (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $22.14 General
Category: Neurology
04/05/2018 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.23 General
11/01/2017 Eisai Inc. Fycompa (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $10.98 General
Category: Neurology

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 6 189 410 $79,177 $35,151
2022 5 153 285 $59,419 $25,306
2021 8 279 432 $101,898 $45,036
2020 8 253 395 $86,647 $35,342
Total Patients
874
Total Services
1,522
Medicare Billing
$140,835
Procedure Codes
27

All Medicare Procedures & Services

27 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 65 241 $26,751 $13,962 52.2%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 38 77 $12,628 $6,247 49.5%
95812 Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 41-60 minutes Office 2023 25 25 $15,925 $6,229 39.1%
93886 Complete ultrasound of within the brain blood flow Office 2023 20 22 $11,682 $4,056 34.7%
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow Office 2023 24 28 $7,924 $2,879 36.3%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 17 17 $4,267 $1,778 41.7%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 54 147 $16,317 $7,824 48.0%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 44 78 $12,792 $6,179 48.3%
95812 Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), 41-60 minutes Office 2022 23 25 $15,925 $5,892 37.0%
93886 Complete ultrasound of within the brain blood flow Office 2022 17 20 $10,620 $3,794 35.7%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2022 15 15 $3,765 $1,618 43.0%
99214 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes Office 2021 58 110 $18,040 $9,283 51.5%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 62 143 $15,873 $8,847 55.7%
93886 Ultrasound scanning of head and neck vessel blood flow (inside the brain) Office 2021 43 44 $23,364 $7,883 33.7%
95812 Measurement of brain wave (eeg) activity, 41-60 minutes Office 2021 25 25 $15,925 $6,188 38.9%
93880 Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck Office 2021 43 44 $12,452 $5,171 41.5%
95912 Nerve transmission studies, 11-12 studies Office 2021 14 23 $9,200 $4,120 44.8%
99204 New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes Office 2021 20 20 $5,020 $2,471 49.2%
95885 Needle measurement and recording of electrical activity of muscles of arm or leg limited study Office 2021 14 23 $2,024 $1,073 53.0%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes Office 2020 72 161 $17,871 $7,302 40.9%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes Office 2020 47 92 $15,088 $6,430 42.6%
95812 Measurement of brain wave (eeg) activity, 41-60 minutes Office 2020 24 24 $15,288 $5,873 38.4%
93886 Ultrasound scanning of head and neck vessel blood flow (inside the brain) Office 2020 29 29 $15,399 $5,299 34.4%
95912 Nerve transmission studies, 11-12 studies Office 2020 15 19 $7,600 $3,588 47.2%
93880 Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck Office 2020 29 29 $8,207 $3,452 42.1%

About Dr. Arthur Smith, MD

Dr. Arthur Smith, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Piedmont, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/07/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1629000856.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Arthur Smith, MD has received a total of $689.43 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $217.82 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 28 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($441.85).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 874 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,522 services with total Medicare billing of $140,835. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 27 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Neurological Surgery
  • Location Piedmont, SC
  • Active Since 07/07/2006
  • Last Updated 12/12/2007
  • Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • Practice Solo Practitioner
  • NPI Number 1629000856

Products in Payments

  • VNS Therapy (Device) $246.34
  • UBRELVY (Drug) $63.63
  • Rebif (Biological) $46.01
  • ZEPOSIA (Drug) $41.42
  • KESIMPTA (Drug) $38.26
  • VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) $37.57
  • VNS - Sentiva (Device) $34.58
  • APTIOM (Drug) $34.00
  • EMGALITY (Drug) $31.92
  • QULIPTA (Drug) $30.26
  • VNS Therapy SenTiva Model 1000 Generator (Device) $28.25
  • Banzel (Drug) $22.14
  • Fycompa (Drug) $10.98
  • OXTELLAR XR (Drug) $10.84

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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