Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $821.78 | 12 | 100.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $195.59 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $158.97 | 2 | $0 (2019) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $156.12 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | $124.93 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| AbbVie Inc. | $99.05 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $75.77 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $11.35 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.85 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($15.85) |
| 2023 | $17.19 | 1 | Abbott Laboratories ($17.19) |
| 2022 | $217.74 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($195.59) |
| 2021 | $255.17 | 2 | Medtronic, Inc. ($156.12) |
| 2019 | $170.32 | 3 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. ($158.97) |
| 2018 | $145.51 | 2 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC ($124.93) |
All Payment Transactions
12 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | PRESSUREWIRE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.85 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 02/23/2023 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.19 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 10/28/2022 | Abbott Laboratories | XIENCE SIERRA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.15 | General |
| Category: Vascular | ||||||
| 04/21/2022 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $105.53 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 01/19/2022 | Stryker Corporation | EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.06 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 10/14/2021 | Medtronic, Inc. | Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $156.12 | General |
| Category: Image Guided Surgery Products | ||||||
| 08/26/2021 | AbbVie Inc. | VRAYLAR (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.05 | General |
| Category: NEUROSCIENCE | ||||||
| 10/30/2019 | Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | UPTRAVI (Drug), OPSUMIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 01/31/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | PrimaGen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $117.10 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 01/31/2019 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Allograft DBM (Device), Pro Osteon, Cellentra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $41.87 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 10/11/2018 | Abbott Laboratories | Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Heart Failure | ||||||
| 04/12/2018 | PARADIGM SPINE, LLC | coflex (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $124.93 | General |
| Category: medical device | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | 662 | 784 | $295,820 | $69,679 |
| 2020 | 12 | 716 | 815 | $377,911 | $71,481 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
24 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 221 | 312 | $105,598 | $30,988 | 29.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, lower back (lumbar) area | Facility | 2021 | 23 | 23 | $36,903 | $7,345 | 19.9% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal | Office | 2021 | 56 | 57 | $51,420 | $6,495 | 12.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 80 | 92 | $21,364 | $6,145 | 28.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 126 | 141 | $16,722 | $4,277 | 25.6% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 28 | 28 | $14,280 | $3,804 | 26.6% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 46 | 46 | $15,316 | $3,541 | 23.1% |
| 22840 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 15 | $11,067 | $2,431 | 22.0% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal | Office | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $9,700 | $1,488 | 15.3% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 12 | $5,248 | $1,240 | 23.6% |
| 72040 | X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2021 | 32 | 32 | $3,790 | $977.98 | 25.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 13 | $4,412 | $949.73 | 21.5% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes | Office | 2020 | 231 | 288 | $79,070 | $23,327 | 29.5% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 25 | 25 | $72,720 | $11,968 | 16.5% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes | Office | 2020 | 95 | 115 | $21,520 | $5,681 | 26.4% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal | Office | 2020 | 46 | 46 | $75,400 | $5,323 | 7.1% |
| 22840 | Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace | Facility | 2020 | 17 | 17 | $30,120 | $5,274 | 17.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2020 | 42 | 42 | $18,190 | $5,240 | 28.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 141 | 153 | $15,760 | $4,225 | 26.8% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 50 | 51 | $13,830 | $3,983 | 28.8% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves | Facility | 2020 | 15 | 22 | $19,340 | $2,886 | 14.9% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal | Office | 2020 | 15 | 15 | $21,750 | $1,562 | 7.2% |
| 22853 | Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae | Facility | 2020 | 11 | 13 | $7,355 | $1,383 | 18.8% |
| 72040 | X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views | Office | 2020 | 28 | 28 | $2,856 | $627.91 | 22.0% |
About Dr. James Smith, M.D
Dr. James Smith, M.D is a Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine healthcare provider based in Austin, Texas. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/11/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1245232172.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. James Smith, M.D has received a total of $821.78 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $15.85 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 12 transactions from 7 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($821.78).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 1,378 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,599 services with total Medicare billing of $141,160. Data is available for 2 years (2020–2021), covering 24 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
- Location Austin, TX
- Active Since 08/11/2005
- Last Updated 08/08/2019
- Taxonomy Code 207XS0117X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1245232172
Products in Payments
- Mazor X Stealth Edition (Device) $156.12
- coflex (Device) $124.93
- PrimaGen (Device) $117.10
- CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) $105.53
- VRAYLAR (Drug) $99.05
- EVEREST SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $90.06
- Allograft DBM (Device) $41.87
- XIENCE SIERRA (Device) $22.15
- Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs (Device) $20.58
- XIENCE SKYPOINT (Device) $17.19
- PRESSUREWIRE (Device) $15.85
- UPTRAVI (Drug) $11.35
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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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