Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $6,417 | 230 | 64.3% |
| Consulting Fee | $2,898 | 3 | 29.0% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $568.33 | 1 | 5.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $99.63 | 1 | 1.0% |
| Education | $4.40 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Spine, LLC | $2,200 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Nevro Corp. | $1,269 | 41 | $0 (2022) |
| Vertiflex, Inc. | $788.29 | 13 | $0 (2019) |
| Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | $734.81 | 5 | $0 (2022) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $678.48 | 17 | $0 (2020) |
| BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | $591.94 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Saol Therapeutics Inc. | $568.33 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $227.61 | 7 | $0 (2023) |
| Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | $224.47 | 17 | $0 (2024) |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc | $202.09 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $320.33 | 5 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. ($275.53) |
| 2023 | $554.00 | 8 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. ($316.41) |
| 2022 | $344.34 | 15 | GRT US Holding, Inc. ($85.46) |
| 2021 | $2,685 | 11 | Southern Spine, LLC ($2,200) |
| 2020 | $849.50 | 17 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($550.41) |
| 2019 | $1,726 | 33 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($589.85) |
| 2018 | $1,814 | 61 | Stimwave Technologies Incorporated ($633.67) |
| 2017 | $1,694 | 86 | Vertiflex, Inc. ($198.44) |
All Payment Transactions
236 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 10
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/01/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.11 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.06 | General |
| Category: Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.60 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 03/19/2024 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | Prospera (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.82 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 01/25/2024 | Vertos Medical, Inc. | mild Device Kit (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.74 | General |
| Category: Orthopedic | ||||||
| 11/29/2023 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | BIOTRONIK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.89 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 11/01/2023 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | BIOTRONIK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $148.54 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 10/25/2023 | BIOTRONIK NRO, Inc. | BIOTRONIK (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $140.98 | General |
| Category: Not Applicable | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.52 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_NMD | ||||||
| 06/22/2023 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.25 | General |
| Category: Wolverine Coronary Cutting Balloon_IC | ||||||
| 04/25/2023 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.97 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 03/29/2023 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $38.81 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $137.04 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 12/31/2022 | SPR Therapeutics, Inc | SPRINT PNS System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $7.27 | General |
| Category: Pain management | ||||||
| 07/07/2022 | Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver (Device), StimQ Freedom-4A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver, StimQ Freedom-8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.10 | General |
| Category: Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 06/28/2022 | Lilly USA, LLC | EMGALITY (Drug), REYVOW | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.74 | General |
| Category: Neuroscience | ||||||
| 06/07/2022 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | EBI OsteoGen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.67 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 06/07/2022 | ZIMVIE INC. | EBI OsteoGen Implantable Bone Growth Stimulator (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.67 | General |
| Category: Bone Healing | ||||||
| 05/19/2022 | Nevro Corp. | Omnia (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.77 | General |
| Category: Spinal Cord Stimulator | ||||||
| 04/22/2022 | TerSera Therapeutics LLC | Prialt (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.68 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 04/21/2022 | Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.14 | General |
| 04/14/2022 | Stimwave Technologies Incorporated | StimQ Receiver Stimulator Kit Channel A US w/Receiver (Device), StimQ Freedom-4A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver, StimQ Freedom-8A Receiver Kit Channel A US w/ Receiver | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.78 | General |
| Category: Neurostimulation | ||||||
| 04/04/2022 | Nalu Medical, Inc. | Nalu Neurostimulation System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.84 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 03/29/2022 | GRT US Holding, Inc. | Qutenza (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.35 | General |
| Category: Pain Management | ||||||
| 03/21/2022 | Spinal Simplicity, LLC | HA MINUTEMAN G3-R (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.97 | General |
| Category: SPINAL HARDWARE | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 460 | 1,226 | $392,543 | $162,916 |
| 2022 | 13 | 246 | 298 | $170,491 | $63,161 |
| 2021 | 23 | 492 | 1,086 | $537,081 | $284,881 |
| 2020 | 27 | 968 | 2,361 | $1.1M | $596,990 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
77 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 4
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 227 | 955 | $235,229 | $143,723 | 61.1% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 60 | 77 | $63,140 | $6,315 | 10.0% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 19 | $31,500 | $2,894 | 9.2% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2023 | 31 | 33 | $12,600 | $2,525 | 20.0% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2023 | 20 | 25 | $20,220 | $2,213 | 10.9% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2023 | 30 | 32 | $6,100 | $1,345 | 22.0% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 33 | $6,600 | $1,227 | 18.6% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $2,067 | $976.74 | 47.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 20 | $2,487 | $969.64 | 39.0% |
| 64636 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 15 | $12,600 | $727.50 | 5.8% |
| J7999 | Compounded drug, not otherwise classified | Office | 2022 | 12 | 15 | $55,775 | $43,844 | 78.6% |
| 62323 | Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 39 | 47 | $38,540 | $3,816 | 9.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 46 | 54 | $6,750 | $3,065 | 45.4% |
| 62321 | Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 24 | 32 | $26,240 | $2,884 | 11.0% |
| 64635 | Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint | Facility | 2022 | 15 | 15 | $13,500 | $2,335 | 17.3% |
| 64493 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 19 | 22 | $6,600 | $1,679 | 25.4% |
| 62370 | Electronic analysis reprogramming and refill of spinal canal drug infusion pump by physician | Office | 2022 | 16 | 20 | $5,200 | $1,638 | 31.5% |
| 64483 | Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $7,000 | $1,317 | 18.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 19 | $3,800 | $718.01 | 18.9% |
| 64494 | Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 15 | $2,250 | $640.36 | 28.5% |
| 62368 | Electronic analysis and reprogramming of spinal canal drug infusion pump | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $1,820 | $435.39 | 23.9% |
| 76942 | Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Office | 2022 | 13 | 16 | $2,535 | $407.96 | 16.1% |
| 73525 | Review by radiologist of hip joint image | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 16 | $481.60 | $380.72 | 79.1% |
| J7999 | Compounded drug, not otherwise classified | Office | 2021 | 24 | 45 | $243,380 | $193,846 | 79.6% |
| 22612 | Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 25 | $45,000 | $33,768 | 75.0% |
About Dr. David Smith, MD
Dr. David Smith, MD is a Pain Medicine healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811930357.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. David Smith, MD has received a total of $9,987 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $320.33 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 236 transactions from 56 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($6,417).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 2,166 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 4,971 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 77 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Pain Medicine
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 06/13/2006
- Last Updated 03/09/2021
- Taxonomy Code 2081P2900X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1811930357
Products in Payments
- Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System (Device) $1,223
- Superion ISS (Device) $788.29
- INTELLIS (Device) $344.11
- BIOTRONIK (Device) $316.41
- Prospera (Device) $275.53
- MYSTIM (Device) $272.32
- SPRINT PNS System (Device) $202.09
- DUEXIS (Drug) $185.88
- PROLATE (Drug) $147.14
- Amitiza (Drug) $144.29
- TARGETSTIM (Device) $136.50
- ONZETRA Xsail (Drug) $115.96
- Movantik (Drug) $112.12
- PRECISION MRI SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM (Device) $102.54
- Algovita (Device) $99.63
- ZOHYDRO ER (Drug) $92.78
- SYNCHROMED (Device) $91.88
- Morphabond ER (Drug) $90.29
- SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM (Drug) $88.37
- Qutenza (Drug) $85.46
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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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