Total Payments
$96,629
2024 Payments
$40,515
Companies
17
Transactions
69
Medicare Patients
1,255
Medicare Billing
$220,384
Payment Breakdown by Category
Royalty/License$70,689 (73.2%)
Consulting$18,993 (19.7%)
Other$3,774 (3.9%)
Food & Beverage$2,026 (2.1%)
Travel$1,148 (1.2%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty or License | $70,689 | 9 | 73.2% |
| Consulting Fee | $18,993 | 11 | 19.7% |
| Honoraria | $3,250 | 1 | 3.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,026 | 44 | 2.1% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,148 | 3 | 1.2% |
| Debt forgiveness | $524.00 | 1 | 0.5% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthrex, Inc. | $79,072 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. | $12,905 | 11 | $0 (2020) |
| Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. | $3,250 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. | $524.00 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| ACUMED LLC | $209.86 | 6 | $0 (2022) |
| Stryker Corporation | $200.40 | 5 | $0 (2023) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $97.56 | 3 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $89.26 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $58.90 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $54.08 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40,515 | 9 | Arthrex, Inc. ($40,401) |
| 2023 | $27,129 | 19 | Arthrex, Inc. ($26,963) |
| 2022 | $5,766 | 6 | Arthrex, Inc. ($5,725) |
| 2021 | $6,519 | 5 | Arthrex, Inc. ($5,983) |
| 2020 | $10,959 | 10 | Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. ($10,916) |
| 2019 | $1,745 | 4 | Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. ($1,651) |
| 2018 | $3,412 | 3 | Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. ($3,250) |
| 2017 | $584.04 | 13 | Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. ($226.71) |
All Payment Transactions
69 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 3
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,785.80 | General |
| 08/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $12,981.13 | General |
| 07/31/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.12 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 07/02/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.77 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 05/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,457.53 | General |
| 02/26/2024 | Innovation Technologies Inc | IRRISEPT (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $14.82 | General |
| Category: JET LAVAGE DEVICE WITH CHG | ||||||
| 02/15/2024 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $8,176.51 | General |
| 02/01/2024 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Panta 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $30.06 | General |
| Category: Extremity, Lower Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 01/04/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | ORTHOVISC (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.81 | General |
| Category: Sports Early Intervention | ||||||
| 11/15/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | EXTREMITIES & TRAUMA IMPLANTS LONG BONE TRAUMA TIBIAL FRACTURE (Device), EXTREMITIES & TRAUMA IMPLANTS LONG BONE TRAUMA TIBIAL FRACTURE, EXTREMITIES & TRAUMA IMPLANTS LONG BONE TRAUMA TIBIAL FRACTURE | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $9,018.54 | General |
| Category: Extremities & Trauma - Implants - Long Bone Trauma - Tibial Fracture | ||||||
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $102.48 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $87.50 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $77.17 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $67.85 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.45 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $52.69 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $39.65 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.49 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.75 | General |
| 09/30/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.35 | General |
| 09/18/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Royalty or License | Cash or cash equivalent | $15,286.62 | General |
| 07/27/2023 | Stryker Corporation | GAMMA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $66.68 | General |
| Category: TRAUMA & EXTREMETIES | ||||||
| 06/29/2023 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Panta 2 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.84 | General |
| Category: Extremity, Lower Plates, Screws, and Nails | ||||||
| 05/11/2023 | Arthrex, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $978.99 | General |
| 05/04/2023 | Elevate Surgical Co | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.74 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 299 | 339 | $279,064 | $50,364 |
| 2022 | 12 | 296 | 371 | $266,253 | $48,519 |
| 2021 | 12 | 292 | 346 | $278,429 | $53,670 |
| 2020 | 15 | 368 | 437 | $358,415 | $67,831 |
Total Patients
1,255
Total Services
1,493
Medicare Billing
$220,384
Procedure Codes
50
All Medicare Procedures & Services
50 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $73,206 | $14,298 | 19.5% |
| 27236 | Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $59,124 | $12,819 | 21.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 73 | 102 | $45,933 | $6,991 | 15.2% |
| 99222 | Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 48 | 48 | $23,137 | $5,134 | 22.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 34 | 34 | $29,924 | $4,204 | 14.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 32 | 32 | $18,387 | $2,801 | 15.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $9,108 | $1,282 | 14.1% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 26 | 28 | $8,332 | $1,271 | 15.3% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $8,278 | $1,192 | 14.4% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 11 | 14 | $2,570 | $354.45 | 13.8% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 16 | 21 | $1,065 | $17.97 | 1.7% |
| 27245 | Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $52,030 | $11,434 | 22.0% |
| 27236 | Treatment of upper end of broken thigh bone with placement of stabilizing device or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $47,358 | $10,293 | 21.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 78 | 126 | $57,636 | $9,495 | 16.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 53 | 53 | $47,947 | $7,380 | 15.4% |
| 99221 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 32 | 32 | $14,346 | $2,648 | 18.5% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 20 | 31 | $14,294 | $1,999 | 14.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $11,490 | $1,829 | 15.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 13 | $9,108 | $1,444 | 15.9% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 14 | $3,505 | $829.42 | 23.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $4,595 | $722.96 | 15.7% |
| 73502 | X-ray of hip, 2-3 views | Office | 2022 | 13 | 14 | $2,370 | $418.28 | 17.7% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2022 | 18 | 30 | $1,575 | $27.11 | 1.7% |
| 27245 | Surgical treatment of broken thigh bone with implant | Facility | 2021 | 16 | 16 | $74,209 | $16,758 | 22.6% |
| 27236 | Open treatment of broken thigh bone with insertion of hardware or prosthetic replacement | Facility | 2021 | 13 | 13 | $66,671 | $13,177 | 19.8% |
About Dr. Joel Smith, MD
Dr. Joel Smith, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in San Diego, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/30/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1760411193.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Joel Smith, MD has received a total of $96,629 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $40,515 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 69 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Royalty or License" ($70,689).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 1,255 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,493 services with total Medicare billing of $220,384. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 50 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Orthopaedic Trauma
- Location San Diego, CA
- Active Since 06/30/2006
- Last Updated 04/08/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1760411193
Products in Payments
- AOS PRODUCTS (Device) $12,555
- EXTREMITIES & TRAUMA IMPLANTS LONG BONE TRAUMA TIBIAL FRACTURE (Device) $9,019
- FIBONACCI PROXIMAL LATERAL TIBIA PLATE, RIGHT, 2 HOLE (Device) $5,983
- CAGE (Device) $3,250
- Small Bone Nail System (Device) $226.71
- AOS Products (Device) $111.18
- Pelvic Plating System (Device) $96.58
- ORTHOVISC (Device) $77.10
- GAMMA (Device) $66.68
- ADAPT (Device) $63.43
- Panta 2 (Device) $58.90
- T2 (Device) $54.07
- N-Force (Device) $50.94
- Ankle Plating System (Device) $43.15
- Monkey Rings (Device) $39.58
- LATITUDE AND LATITUDE EV (Device) $38.67
- GELSYN 3 (Device) $35.63
- Anatomic Radial Head System (Device) $28.71
- SALTO TALARIS TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS (Device) $26.93
- ACUMED (Device) $25.03
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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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