Dr. Christopher Smith, M.D

NPI: 1831181486
Total Payments
$11,210
2024 Payments
$443.71
Companies
48
Transactions
757
Medicare Patients
13,233
Medicare Billing
$1.2M

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$11,148 (99.4%)
Education$61.96 (0.6%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $11,148 754 99.4%
Education $61.96 3 0.6%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $1,351 165 $0 (2023)
Amgen Inc. $1,301 82 $0 (2023)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $1,159 81 $0 (2023)
Abbott Laboratories $719.77 24 $0 (2023)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $676.19 57 $0 (2022)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $649.55 44 $0 (2023)
ABIOMED $543.33 14 $0 (2024)
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) $538.05 53 $0 (2023)
Cardiovascular Systems Inc. $525.11 29 $0 (2023)
PFIZER INC. $405.68 25 $0 (2023)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $443.71 21 ABIOMED ($123.68)
2023 $757.58 40 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($109.13)
2022 $1,454 94 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation ($211.40)
2021 $1,324 76 Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ($260.44)
2020 $882.27 63 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($232.17)
2019 $2,078 177 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($404.95)
2018 $2,125 148 Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($330.95)
2017 $2,146 138 Abbott Laboratories ($373.78)

All Payment Transactions

757 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 31

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
12/18/2024 ATRICURE, INC. EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.30 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
12/11/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $30.92 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
10/24/2024 Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc Arcalyst (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.08 General
Category: Not Applicable
09/09/2024 Dexcom, Inc. Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.13 General
Category: Endocrinology
09/04/2024 Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. Optimizer (Device), Optimizer Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $20.72 General
Category: Cardiovascular Device
07/16/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $27.53 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
06/24/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.87 General
Category: Renal Denervation System
06/19/2024 iRhythm Technologies, Inc. Zio monitor (Device), ZIO XT Patch Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.69 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
06/04/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN FLX (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.80 General
Category: WATCHMAN FLX_IC
05/21/2024 Dexcom, Inc. Dexcom G6 Transmitter (Medical Supply) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.48 General
Category: Endocrinology
05/13/2024 ATRICURE, INC. SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.38 General
Category: CARDIOVASCULAR
05/07/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.45 General
Category: Renal Denervation System
04/18/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $33.83 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
04/12/2024 Philips North America LLC (5091) Amb Mon & Diag Und (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $21.94 General
Category: Medical Device
04/04/2024 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $31.40 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
03/07/2024 ShockWave Medical, Inc Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.62 General
Category: Lithoplasty
03/04/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.14 General
Category: Renal Denervation System
02/29/2024 Philips North America LLC (5091) Amb Mon & Diag Und (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $21.94 General
Category: Medical Device
02/13/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $16.33 General
Category: Renal Denervation System
01/30/2024 Medtronic, Inc. SYMPLICITY G3 (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $14.26 General
Category: Renal Denervation System
01/26/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $27.90 General
Category: Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon_IC
10/12/2023 Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. Assure WCD (Device) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $33.00 General
Category: Cardiology
09/12/2023 Medtronic, Inc. ONYX FRONTIER (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.99 General
Category: Stents
08/28/2023 ABIOMED Impella (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $33.13 General
Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
07/26/2023 Abbott Laboratories DIAMONDBACK CORONARY (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.96 General
Category: Vascular

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 28 2,585 4,439 $795,535 $278,671
2022 35 2,848 4,605 $824,084 $283,026
2021 33 3,582 5,916 $1.0M $355,215
2020 39 4,218 6,529 $1.0M $308,203
Total Patients
13,233
Total Services
21,489
Medicare Billing
$1.2M
Procedure Codes
137

All Medicare Procedures & Services

137 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 6

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 618 1,267 $235,662 $106,806 45.3%
78452 Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect Office 2023 87 87 $91,350 $27,907 30.5%
93458 Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist Facility 2023 113 113 $87,801 $22,107 25.2%
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function Office 2023 159 159 $61,374 $21,062 34.3%
A9500 Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose Office 2023 84 166 $22,576 $14,641 64.9%
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes Facility 2023 93 94 $33,746 $11,901 35.3%
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes Facility 2023 115 179 $23,091 $10,792 46.7%
J2785 Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg Office 2023 57 228 $29,412 $9,952 33.8%
92928 Insertion of stents with balloon dilation of coronary artery or branch, single artery or branch Facility 2023 18 20 $25,240 $8,206 32.5%
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes Office 2023 51 51 $14,586 $5,879 40.3%
93306 Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function Facility 2023 108 108 $41,688 $5,323 12.8%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2023 468 516 $24,252 $5,009 20.7%
93459 Insertion of tube in left lower heart chamber, coronary artery and bypass graft for diagnosis with review by radiologist Facility 2023 19 19 $18,886 $4,101 21.7%
93015 Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician Office 2023 88 88 $16,720 $4,085 24.4%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 52 56 $7,061 $3,374 47.8%
93793 Anticoagulant management of patient taking warfarin Office 2023 36 381 $11,049 $3,056 27.7%
93294 Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days Office 2023 43 113 $8,136 $2,567 31.6%
93296 Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days Office 2023 43 113 $6,554 $1,847 28.2%
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less Facility 2023 29 29 $3,683 $1,741 47.3%
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes Facility 2023 42 45 $3,195 $1,726 54.0%
85610 Blood test, clotting time Office 2023 34 359 $5,385 $1,508 28.0%
99152 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes Facility 2023 133 136 $9,248 $1,298 14.0%
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes Facility 2023 12 12 $2,208 $1,105 50.1%
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system Office 2023 16 18 $2,176 $1,026 47.1%
Q9957 Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml Office 2023 16 31 $4,632 $996.83 21.5%

About Dr. Christopher Smith, M.D

Dr. Christopher Smith, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Greenville, South Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/19/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1831181486.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Smith, M.D has received a total of $11,210 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $443.71 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 757 transactions from 48 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($11,148).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 13,233 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 21,489 services with total Medicare billing of $1.2M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 137 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
  • Location Greenville, SC
  • Active Since 08/19/2005
  • Last Updated 02/12/2010
  • Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1831181486

Products in Payments

  • XARELTO (Drug) $1,373
  • ENTRESTO (Drug) $1,040
  • Corlanor (Drug) $661.10
  • Repatha (Biological) $639.69
  • Impella (Device) $543.33
  • LifeVest (Device) $538.05
  • BRILINTA (Drug) $488.73
  • Diamondback Coronary (Device) $453.44
  • VERQUVO (Drug) $320.34
  • ELIQUIS (Drug) $250.29
  • SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM (Device) $239.82
  • Resolute (Device) $205.92
  • PCI Optimization (Device) $175.59
  • PRALUENT (Drug) $173.19
  • MULTAQ (Drug) $168.84
  • JARDIANCE (Drug) $151.73
  • VYNDAQEL (Drug) $131.81
  • Ultomiris (Drug) $125.00
  • Absorb GT1 (Device) $123.47
  • Carto 3 System (Device) $121.06

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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