Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,621 | 44 | 55.7% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,189 | 3 | 40.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $100.00 | 1 | 3.4% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | $1,555 | 10 | $0 (2020) |
| Organogenesis Inc. | $257.84 | 6 | $0 (2024) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $234.47 | 10 | $0 (2021) |
| Alafair Biosciences, Inc. | $177.25 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| PFIZER INC. | $171.44 | 4 | $0 (2018) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $119.33 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| COMSORT, Inc | $100.00 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| ABBVIE INC. | $55.05 | 2 | $0 (2024) |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | $49.78 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Sandoz Inc. | $42.57 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $245.68 | 5 | Alafair Biosciences, Inc. ($177.25) |
| 2023 | $16.65 | 1 | Averitas Pharma Inc. ($16.65) |
| 2022 | $83.96 | 4 | Organogenesis Inc. ($37.06) |
| 2021 | $80.55 | 4 | Paragon 28, Inc. ($49.78) |
| 2020 | $166.32 | 2 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($166.32) |
| 2019 | $1,542 | 11 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. ($1,389) |
| 2018 | $301.61 | 8 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. ($147.00) |
| 2017 | $473.34 | 13 | PFIZER INC. ($157.14) |
All Payment Transactions
48 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 2
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/23/2024 | Alafair Biosciences, Inc. | VersaWrap (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $114.13 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/14/2024 | Alafair Biosciences, Inc. | VersaWrap (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $63.12 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 06/03/2024 | Organogenesis Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.38 | General |
| 05/29/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | TEFLARO (Drug), DALVANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.57 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | ABBVIE INC. | TEFLARO (Drug), DALVANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.48 | General |
| Category: ANTI-INFECTIVE | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Averitas Pharma Inc. | QUTENZA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.65 | General |
| Category: PAIN MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| 06/13/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.26 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 04/15/2022 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NUZYRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.12 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTIC | ||||||
| 04/14/2022 | Organogenesis Inc. | Puraply (Medical Supply) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $18.80 | General |
| Category: WOUND CARE | ||||||
| 02/02/2022 | Stryker Corporation | AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.78 | General |
| Category: BONE SUBSTITUTES | ||||||
| 12/10/2021 | Triad Life Sciences Inc. | InnovaMatrix AC (Device), InnovaMatrix AC, InnovaMatrix AC | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $2.49 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 11/23/2021 | Paratek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | NUZYRA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $12.71 | General |
| Category: ANTIBIOTIC | ||||||
| 09/13/2021 | Paragon 28, Inc. | MTP (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $49.78 | General |
| Category: FOOT AND ANKLE IMPLANTS | ||||||
| 02/22/2021 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.57 | General |
| Category: Pharma Product | ||||||
| 02/25/2020 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $55.63 | General |
| 02/04/2020 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $110.69 | General |
| 11/05/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $320.00 | General |
| 10/30/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $448.10 | General |
| 10/15/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $76.43 | General |
| 10/15/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.47 | General |
| 10/15/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.40 | General |
| 10/15/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.57 | General |
| 10/01/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Travel and Lodging | In-kind items and services | $420.60 | General |
| 09/19/2019 | Horizon Therapeutics plc | KRYSTEXXA (Biological) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $28.57 | General |
| Category: KRYSTEXXA | ||||||
| 09/10/2019 | Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.09 | General |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 1,347 | 1,403 | $148,082 | $58,394 |
| 2022 | 18 | 1,408 | 1,671 | $178,768 | $63,729 |
| 2021 | 19 | 1,029 | 1,620 | $172,171 | $63,639 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1,013 | 1,571 | $148,595 | $52,529 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
67 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2023 | 380 | 416 | $39,045 | $15,181 | 38.9% |
| 99342 | Residence visit for new patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 242 | 242 | $30,250 | $15,024 | 49.7% |
| 11720 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails | Office | 2023 | 372 | 388 | $35,376 | $10,334 | 29.2% |
| 99344 | Residence visit for new patient with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 60 minutes | Office | 2023 | 54 | 54 | $10,800 | $6,280 | 58.1% |
| 11056 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 2-4 growths | Office | 2023 | 29 | 31 | $3,316 | $2,128 | 64.2% |
| 11055 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2023 | 43 | 43 | $3,184 | $2,046 | 64.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 18 | $4,880 | $1,692 | 34.7% |
| 99307 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 50 | $3,897 | $1,571 | 40.3% |
| 99347 | Residence visit for established patient with straightforward medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 31 | 32 | $3,925 | $1,191 | 30.3% |
| G0127 | Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number | Office | 2023 | 52 | 52 | $4,160 | $921.73 | 22.2% |
| 99348 | Residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $2,100 | $854.68 | 40.7% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $3,173 | $507.20 | 16.0% |
| 99307 | Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $857.34 | $367.62 | 42.9% |
| 11720 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails | Facility | 2023 | 26 | 26 | $3,120 | $295.88 | 9.5% |
| 11720 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 1-5 nails | Office | 2022 | 368 | 454 | $39,290 | $10,913 | 27.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 122 | 173 | $24,351 | $10,176 | 41.8% |
| 11721 | Removal of fingernails or toenails, 6 or more nails | Office | 2022 | 202 | 252 | $24,943 | $8,278 | 33.2% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 74 | 74 | $15,127 | $5,095 | 33.7% |
| 99307 | Follow-up nursing facility visit per day, typically 10 minutes | Office | 2022 | 124 | 128 | $9,976 | $4,579 | 45.9% |
| 99343 | New patient home visit, typically 45 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 35 | $6,125 | $3,676 | 60.0% |
| 11055 | Removal of noncancer thickened skin growth, 1 growth | Office | 2022 | 58 | 64 | $4,860 | $3,076 | 63.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 34 | 34 | $10,656 | $2,866 | 26.9% |
| G0127 | Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number | Office | 2022 | 131 | 139 | $11,120 | $2,561 | 23.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 35 | 35 | $7,235 | $2,485 | 34.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 54 | 61 | $5,174 | $2,185 | 42.2% |
About Dr. Lora Yeager-Smith, DPM
Dr. Lora Yeager-Smith, DPM is a Foot Surgery healthcare provider based in Escondido, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 06/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1811939176.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Lora Yeager-Smith, DPM has received a total of $2,910 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $245.68 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 48 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,621).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Yeager-Smith has provided services to 4,797 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 6,265 services with total Medicare billing of $238,290. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 67 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Foot Surgery
- Other Specialties Podiatrist
- Location Escondido, CA
- Active Since 06/12/2006
- Last Updated 07/13/2023
- Taxonomy Code 213ES0131X
- Entity Type Individual
- Practice Solo Practitioner
- NPI Number 1811939176
Products in Payments
- Santyl (Drug) $205.48
- VersaWrap (Device) $177.25
- EUCRISA (Drug) $145.03
- Apligraf (Biological) $125.00
- AccuFill (Device) $119.33
- SIVEXTRO (Drug) $100.00
- Apligraf (Device) $82.40
- TEFLARO (Drug) $55.05
- MTP (Device) $49.78
- KERYDIN (Drug) $42.57
- Puraply (Medical Supply) $37.06
- AUGMENT INJECTABLE (Device) $33.78
- KRYSTEXXA (Biological) $28.57
- LYRICA (Drug) $26.41
- NUZYRA (Drug) $25.83
- Baxdela (Drug) $24.64
- QUTENZA (Drug) $16.65
- COLLAGENASE SANTYL (Drug) $15.57
- Physio-Stim (Biological) $15.31
- Regranex (Drug) $13.42
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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.