Total Payments
$1.0M
2024 Payments
$182,515
Companies
17
Transactions
1,248
Medicare Patients
192
Medicare Billing
$40,176
Payment Breakdown by Category
Education$486,400 (47.1%)
Other$354,886 (34.3%)
Travel$102,150 (9.9%)
Consulting$48,692 (4.7%)
Food & Beverage$40,965 (4.0%)
Gifts$229.30 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $486,400 | 261 | 47.1% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $224,054 | 123 | 21.7% |
| Honoraria | $130,833 | 43 | 12.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $102,150 | 366 | 9.9% |
| Consulting Fee | $48,692 | 24 | 4.7% |
| Food and Beverage | $40,965 | 428 | 4.0% |
| Gift | $229.30 | 3 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $814,790 | 932 | $0 (2024) |
| Davol Inc. | $213,359 | 271 | $0 (2024) |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $2,579 | 5 | $0 (2020) |
| C. R. BARD, INC. & SUBSIDIARIES | $1,279 | 8 | $0 (2019) |
| Baxter Healthcare | $465.65 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Bard Access Systems, Inc. | $332.77 | 4 | $0 (2019) |
| Covidien LP | $132.27 | 3 | $0 (2020) |
| Cook Medical LLC | $71.06 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $58.15 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
| Acorda Therapeutics, Inc | $53.59 | 4 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $182,515 | 201 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($182,189) |
| 2023 | $196,692 | 211 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($193,280) |
| 2022 | $150,694 | 176 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($131,576) |
| 2021 | $161,010 | 216 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($139,388) |
| 2020 | $66,557 | 65 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($40,930) |
| 2019 | $118,287 | 125 | DAVOL INC. ($105,270) |
| 2018 | $89,261 | 134 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($50,517) |
| 2017 | $68,307 | 120 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($65,735) |
All Payment Transactions
1,248 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 50
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $133.33 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/24/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $38.52 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $1,062.95 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $641.48 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $37.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $19.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $97.17 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/04/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/26/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (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 | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/20/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/19/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $123.97 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (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 | $10,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/15/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (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 | $625.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/13/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $71.71 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/12/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.89 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/08/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 14 | 14 | $3,178 | $1,042 |
| 2022 | 1 | 11 | 11 | $2,497 | $858.81 |
| 2021 | 4 | 70 | 72 | $66,636 | $17,006 |
| 2020 | 4 | 97 | 99 | $86,578 | $21,270 |
Total Patients
192
Total Services
196
Medicare Billing
$40,176
Procedure Codes
10
All Medicare Procedures & Services
10 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $3,178 | $1,042 | 32.8% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2,497 | $858.81 | 34.4% |
| 43775 | Stomach reduction procedure with partial removal of stomach using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $40,908 | $11,577 | 28.3% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 21 | 22 | $16,104 | $2,160 | 13.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 23 | 24 | $5,448 | $2,064 | 37.9% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 12 | 12 | $4,176 | $1,204 | 28.8% |
| 43775 | Stomach reduction procedure with partial removal of stomach using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $52,596 | $14,320 | 27.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 39 | 40 | $9,346 | $2,694 | 28.8% |
| 43239 | Biopsy of the esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 26 | 27 | $19,764 | $2,510 | 12.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 14 | 14 | $4,872 | $1,745 | 35.8% |
About Dr. Eric Smith, DO
Dr. Eric Smith, DO is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Ashland, Kentucky. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/25/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1548216245.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Eric Smith, DO has received a total of $1.0M in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $182,515 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 1,248 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($486,400).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 192 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 196 services with total Medicare billing of $40,176. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 10 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Ashland, KY
- Active Since 05/25/2006
- Last Updated 02/08/2013
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1548216245
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $733,865
- DA VINCI SP (Device) $80,925
- ARISTA AH (Device) $34,201
- PHASIX (Device) $9,362
- 3DMAX (Device) $7,918
- PROGEL (Device) $3,260
- ARISTA AH FLEXITIP (Device) $2,090
- Phasix (Device) $2,065
- Progel (Device) $1,879
- DAV-Phasix (Device) $1,359
- Phasix Mesh (Device) $694.71
- DAV-XenMatrix AB (Device) $543.74
- DAV-Arista AH (Device) $285.27
- PERCLOT (Device) $262.91
- BD MAX (Device) $238.38
- VENTRALIGHT (Device) $162.53
- DAV-VENTRALIGHT (Device) $161.59
- ARISTA AH FlexiTip (Device) $141.48
- TISSEEL (Device) $132.94
- XENMATRIX (Device) $129.90
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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