Total Payments
$62,270
2024 Payments
$32,000
Companies
28
Transactions
489
Medicare Patients
1,170
Medicare Billing
$77,996
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$36,286 (58.3%)
Travel$11,109 (17.8%)
Consulting$9,287 (14.9%)
Other$5,275 (8.5%)
Education$313.92 (0.5%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $36,286 | 470 | 58.3% |
| Travel and Lodging | $11,109 | 12 | 17.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $9,287 | 2 | 14.9% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $3,100 | 1 | 5.0% |
| Honoraria | $1,175 | 2 | 1.9% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program | $1,000 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Education | $313.92 | 1 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $14,164 | 108 | $0 (2024) |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $11,795 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $6,663 | 68 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $5,644 | 52 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $4,279 | 71 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $3,697 | 11 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $2,837 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Endologix LLC | $2,446 | 33 | $0 (2023) |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $1,552 | 18 | $0 (2024) |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $1,308 | 23 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $32,000 | 148 | Medtronic, Inc. ($11,736) |
| 2023 | $10,114 | 113 | Medtronic, Inc. ($2,012) |
| 2022 | $1,890 | 27 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($497.22) |
| 2021 | $4,751 | 49 | Bolton Medical Inc ($2,236) |
| 2020 | $1,254 | 24 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($638.01) |
| 2019 | $3,365 | 39 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($912.11) |
| 2018 | $4,486 | 43 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($1,830) |
| 2017 | $4,410 | 46 | Endologix, Inc. ($1,535) |
All Payment Transactions
489 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 20
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $10.82 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 12/18/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Crosser iQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.82 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 12/17/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.58 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 12/13/2024 | Cook Incorporated | ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $3,100.00 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 12/06/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $138.06 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | ESPRIT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $82.96 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 12/03/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.92 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 11/23/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $174.26 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $191.40 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $54.75 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VALIANT CAPTIVIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.63 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $189.94 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | VALIANT CAPTIVIA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.97 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HAWKONE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $173.17 | General |
| Category: Directional Atherectomy Devices | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | HELI-FX ENDOANCHOR SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $83.91 | General |
| Category: Aortic EndoAnchors | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.63 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.41 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/14/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.75 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $147.12 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.34 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | Penumbra, Inc. | Indigo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.20 | General |
| Category: Peripheral Intervention | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Crosser iQ (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.07 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | Venovo (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.78 | General |
| Category: Vascular/Oncology | ||||||
| 11/05/2024 | Tactile Systems Technology Inc | Flexitouch Plus (Device), Entre Plus | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.83 | General |
| Category: PNEUMATIC COMPRESSOR | ||||||
| 11/01/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.25 | General |
| Category: Pharma Products | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 90 | 99 | $75,200 | $9,786 |
| 2022 | 5 | 114 | 119 | $48,586 | $6,783 |
| 2021 | 12 | 483 | 502 | $213,989 | $35,054 |
| 2020 | 12 | 483 | 505 | $183,426 | $26,373 |
Total Patients
1,170
Total Services
1,225
Medicare Billing
$77,996
Procedure Codes
35
All Medicare Procedures & Services
35 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| 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 | 38 | 41 | $32,800 | $6,488 | 19.8% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,130 | $1,977 | 21.7% |
| 36010 | Insertion of tube into vena cava | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $31,200 | $852.82 | 2.7% |
| 77001 | Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion or removal of central vein access device | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $1,050 | $244.12 | 23.2% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Facility | 2023 | 15 | 17 | $1,020 | $222.81 | 21.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 44 | 44 | $16,764 | $2,425 | 14.5% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $14,658 | $2,132 | 14.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $4,191 | $659.52 | 15.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $4,185 | $630.27 | 15.1% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 22 | $5,632 | $565.02 | 10.0% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $3,156 | $371.20 | 11.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 153 | 161 | $59,920 | $11,118 | 18.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 50 | 51 | $54,422 | $8,757 | 16.1% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $22,216 | $4,261 | 19.2% |
| 99215 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 40-54 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $13,025 | $2,580 | 19.8% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 25 | 25 | $13,872 | $2,469 | 17.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Facility | 2021 | 49 | 51 | $12,240 | $1,921 | 15.7% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound scanning of blood flow (outside the brain) on both sides of head and neck | Facility | 2021 | 52 | 52 | $14,092 | $1,540 | 10.9% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound scan of veins of both arms or legs including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Facility | 2021 | 38 | 45 | $11,880 | $1,180 | 9.9% |
| 93975 | Ultrasound scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $6,516 | $537.84 | 8.3% |
| 93922 | Ultrasound study of arteries of both arms and legs, limited | Facility | 2021 | 26 | 26 | $2,158 | $256.00 | 11.9% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound study of arteries and arterial grafts of one leg or limited | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $1,860 | $225.60 | 12.1% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers | Facility | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $1,788 | $208.20 | 11.6% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day | Facility | 2020 | 47 | 48 | $47,952 | $7,593 | 15.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2020 | 154 | 170 | $39,610 | $6,004 | 15.2% |
About Dr. Christopher Smolock, M.D
Dr. Christopher Smolock, M.D is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Astoria, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/17/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1336364991.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Christopher Smolock, M.D has received a total of $62,270 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $32,000 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 489 transactions from 28 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($36,286).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smolock has provided services to 1,170 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,225 services with total Medicare billing of $77,996. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 35 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location Astoria, NY
- Active Since 04/17/2007
- Last Updated 02/14/2023
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1336364991
Products in Payments
- Vasoview Hemopro 2 (Device) $11,656
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $11,074
- ICAST COVERED STENT SYSTEM, 6MMX22MMX120CM (Device) $3,195
- Relay Grafts (Device) $2,622
- VALIANT CAPTIVIA (Device) $1,889
- C3 Delivery System (Device) $1,842
- Relay Plus (Device) $1,641
- Crosser iQ (Device) $1,461
- Flexitouch Plus (Device) $1,308
- ZILVER PTX (Device) $1,160
- Ovation (Device) $1,064
- ZENITH SPIRAL-Z (Device) $878.09
- Product in Development (Device) $875.00
- SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER (Device) $848.89
- TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) $842.14
- HAWKONE (Device) $701.41
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $685.56
- LUTONIX Drug Coated Balloon (Device) $646.16
- GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endo (Device) $622.55
- EXCLUDER Conformable AAA Endoprosthesis with Active Control (Device) $599.05
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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.