Payment Breakdown by Category
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 |
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
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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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