Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | $22,000 | 4 | 62.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $6,000 | 1 | 16.9% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,001 | 59 | 11.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,049 | 3 | 8.6% |
| Education | $411.94 | 2 | 1.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $12,127 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $10,964 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| Ablacon, Inc. | $7,555 | 4 | $0 (2022) |
| BIOTRONIK INC. | $3,398 | 23 | $0 (2023) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $927.37 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $201.37 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Nobel Biocare USA | $145.51 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | $125.58 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
| Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | $18.87 | 1 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $443.82 | 5 | Biosense Webster, Inc. ($201.37) |
| 2023 | $8,238 | 23 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($5,767) |
| 2022 | $20,708 | 24 | Medtronic, Inc. ($12,127) |
| 2021 | $5,928 | 14 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($5,000) |
| 2019 | $145.51 | 3 | Nobel Biocare USA ($145.51) |
All Payment Transactions
69 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/2024 | AltaThera Pharmaceuticals LLC | Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $125.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 10/21/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ENSITE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $98.00 | General |
| Category: Electrophysiology | ||||||
| 10/04/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.00 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc | Arcalyst (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.87 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 05/18/2024 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | CARTO 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $196.37 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 12/20/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.01 | General |
| 12/20/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.22 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $756.98 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.81 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.35 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $92.15 | General |
| 09/10/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $35.80 | General |
| 06/08/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.40 | General |
| 05/20/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $144.23 | General |
| Category: General - Tachy_CRM | ||||||
| 05/15/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.81 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Education | In-kind items and services | $304.69 | General |
| 05/08/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.14 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.32 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 05/05/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $3.44 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 04/17/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $7.00 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 03/31/2023 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $903.00 | General |
| 03/14/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN Access System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.43 | General |
| Category: WATCHMAN_IC | ||||||
| 03/11/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.48 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 03/10/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $322.81 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 03/09/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $145.74 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 68 | 71 | $29,100 | $4,361 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
4 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99223 | Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $7,920 | $2,082 | 26.3% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2023 | 18 | 21 | $16,884 | $1,686 | 10.0% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2,130 | $312.62 | 14.7% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2023 | 19 | 19 | $2,166 | $280.62 | 13.0% |
About Blake Smith
Blake Smith is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology healthcare provider based in Birmingham, Alabama. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/11/2015. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1770979221.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Blake Smith has received a total of $35,462 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $443.82 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 69 transactions from 9 companies. The most common payment nature is "Grant" ($22,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 68 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 71 services with total Medicare billing of $4,361. Data is available for 1 year (2023–2023), covering 4 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Other Specialties Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Active Since 04/11/2015
- Last Updated 02/01/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1770979221
Products in Payments
- EMBLEM S ICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM (Device) $5,000
- S-ICD System Magnet (Device) $5,000
- ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $689.80
- Acticor (Device) $277.27
- Rivacor (Device) $233.14
- CARTO 3 (Device) $201.37
- Edora (Device) $150.57
- BioMonitor (Device) $145.75
- NOBELPARALLEL (Device) $145.51
- EMBLEM MRI S-ICD (Device) $143.48
- AMPLATZER (Device) $139.57
- Sotalol Hydrochloride (Drug) $125.58
- Solia (Device) $120.80
- ENSITE (Device) $98.00
- LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Device) $52.98
- WATCHMAN Access System (Device) $49.14
- LAUNCHER (Device) $20.08
- Arcalyst (Drug) $18.87
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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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