Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,330 | 231 | 84.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,164 | 2 | 15.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, Inc. | $1,584 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $1,126 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $505.48 | 38 | $0 (2023) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $447.17 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic Vascular, Inc. | $444.05 | 12 | $0 (2020) |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $439.57 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $414.22 | 3 | $0 (2021) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $336.31 | 27 | $0 (2023) |
| Endologix LLC | $196.73 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
| Mallinckrodt LLC | $140.42 | 7 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,081 | 23 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($354.04) |
| 2023 | $805.95 | 34 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc ($191.80) |
| 2022 | $493.91 | 27 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc ($165.55) |
| 2021 | $2,200 | 24 | Penumbra, Inc. ($1,584) |
| 2020 | $161.25 | 10 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($46.40) |
| 2019 | $790.44 | 25 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. ($266.42) |
| 2018 | $876.74 | 46 | Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($213.26) |
| 2017 | $1,084 | 44 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($598.84) |
All Payment Transactions
233 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.37 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 10/08/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.81 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 09/26/2024 | Ossur Americas, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $29.77 | General |
| 09/24/2024 | Endologix LLC | Torus Stent Graft System (Device), ENDOCROSS Device | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.50 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.06 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 08/26/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.47 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 07/27/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $187.18 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/24/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | GRAFIX PL (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.55 | General |
| Category: Other Advanced Wound Management | ||||||
| 07/20/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.88 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 07/19/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $166.86 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.46 | General |
| Category: Transcatheter Heart Valves | ||||||
| 06/26/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.37 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 06/12/2024 | LivaNova USA, Inc. | VNS THERAPY SENTIVA MODEL 1000 GENERATOR (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $49.37 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 06/06/2024 | Baxter Healthcare | PREVELEAK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.48 | General |
| Category: Surgical Care | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Baylis Medical Technologies Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.31 | General |
| 05/03/2024 | Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | Exparel (Drug), Iovera | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.25 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 04/19/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | VISTASEAL (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.08 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 04/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | JETI ALL IN ONE NON-STERILE KIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.40 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 03/06/2024 | Endologix LLC | ENDOCROSS Device (Device), Torus Stent Graft System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.39 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 02/26/2024 | AXOGEN | Avance Nerve Graft (Device), AxoGuard Nerve Connector, AxoGuard Nerve Protector | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.18 | General |
| Category: Neurology | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $26.59 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 01/12/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGICEL NU-KNIT (Device), STRATAFIX | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.66 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 01/10/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.35 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.46 | General |
| 11/09/2023 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | CAMZYOS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 539 | 660 | $254,227 | $62,831 |
| 2022 | 20 | 1,615 | 1,813 | $729,267 | $177,871 |
| 2021 | 16 | 593 | 640 | $229,297 | $59,370 |
| 2020 | 17 | 592 | 642 | $236,814 | $62,623 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
68 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 127 | 197 | $33,183 | $12,837 | 38.7% |
| 35301 | Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 14 | $59,394 | $11,894 | 20.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 87 | 87 | $26,929 | $10,984 | 40.8% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 50 | 55 | $38,730 | $7,852 | 20.3% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 83 | 97 | $28,970 | $5,483 | 18.9% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 23 | 26 | $17,274 | $3,172 | 18.4% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2023 | 19 | 24 | $11,448 | $2,271 | 19.8% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $10,005 | $1,803 | 18.0% |
| 93882 | Ultrasound of one side of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $6,428 | $1,397 | 21.7% |
| 75710 | Review by radiologist of arm or leg artery image | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 20 | $5,799 | $1,277 | 22.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $3,522 | $1,250 | 35.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $2,859 | $1,214 | 42.5% |
| 75625 | Review by radiologist of abdominal aorta image | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 15 | $3,552 | $779.40 | 21.9% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 32 | 40 | $5,120 | $386.60 | 7.6% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $1,015 | $231.42 | 22.8% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 262 | 267 | $174,363 | $40,437 | 23.2% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2022 | 355 | 395 | $95,345 | $22,809 | 23.9% |
| 93990 | Ultrasound of hemodialysis access | Office | 2022 | 150 | 189 | $75,273 | $19,454 | 25.8% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 157 | 179 | $72,529 | $16,762 | 23.1% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 105 | 108 | $65,601 | $15,629 | 23.8% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2022 | 79 | 83 | $47,782 | $11,616 | 24.3% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2022 | 107 | 117 | $55,468 | $11,398 | 20.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 106 | 145 | $21,314 | $9,501 | 44.6% |
| 93975 | Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow | Office | 2022 | 35 | 39 | $31,915 | $8,265 | 25.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 41 | 41 | $12,816 | $5,349 | 41.7% |
About Dr. Bertram Smith, MD
Dr. Bertram Smith, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Dallas, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811950876.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Bertram Smith, MD has received a total of $7,494 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $1,081 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 233 transactions from 47 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,330).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 3,339 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,755 services with total Medicare billing of $362,695. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 68 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Specialist
- Location Dallas, TX
- Active Since 04/10/2006
- Last Updated 09/01/2022
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1811950876
Products in Payments
- Indigo System (Device) $1,584
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $501.07
- XARELTO (Drug) $447.17
- Flexitouch Plus (Device) $396.07
- CHANTIX (Drug) $321.99
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $266.42
- Endurant (Device) $196.77
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $187.18
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $185.36
- HawkOne (Device) $171.43
- GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $166.86
- GORE VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Heparin (Device) $151.32
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit (Device) $147.80
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $138.88
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $125.94
- VIABAHN Endoprosthesis (Device) $120.98
- VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis (Device) $116.08
- Avance Nerve Graft (Device) $115.52
- T2 (Device) $113.68
- OFIRMEV (Drug) $112.81
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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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