Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $16,700 | 16 | 63.5% |
| Travel and Lodging | $3,908 | 14 | 14.9% |
| Unspecified | $3,000 | 10 | 11.4% |
| Food and Beverage | $2,546 | 56 | 9.7% |
| Education | $130.73 | 9 | 0.5% |
Payments by Type
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spine Wave, Inc. | $17,885 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $3,000 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $2,754 | 15 | $0 (2024) |
| Stryker Corporation | $655.72 | 7 | $0 (2024) |
| Cerapedics Inc. | $534.91 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| RTI Surgical, Inc. | $450.00 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $264.85 | 6 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic USA, Inc. | $220.38 | 8 | $0 (2020) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $174.13 | 5 | $0 (2024) |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $130.73 | 9 | $0 (2022) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7,578 | 24 | Spine Wave, Inc. ($4,115) |
| 2023 | $4,268 | 20 | Spine Wave, Inc. ($2,707) |
| 2022 | $10,727 | 19 | Spine Wave, Inc. ($10,019) |
| 2021 | $51.99 | 2 | Cerapedics, Inc. ($34.91) |
| 2020 | $79.20 | 3 | Medtronic USA, Inc. ($36.73) |
| 2019 | $282.16 | 19 | NuVasive, Inc. ($74.64) |
| 2018 | $2,261 | 13 | Globus Medical, Inc. ($1,644) |
| 2017 | $1,037 | 5 | Spine Wave, Inc. ($1,010) |
All Payment Transactions
105 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,500.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Intrinsic Therapeutics | BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device), BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) | — | Cash or cash equivalent | $300.00 | Research |
| Study: FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry • Category: Annular Closure Device | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| 09/17/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 09/05/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MARS 3V/3VL (Device), RISE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.56 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $90.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 06/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $175.00 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 06/01/2024 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $157.05 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 05/16/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| 05/14/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 05/04/2024 | Stryker Corporation | AERO-LL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $61.77 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 04/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | MARS 3V/3VL (Device), RISE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.18 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 02/22/2024 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Teligen (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.22 | General |
| Category: Spine | ||||||
| 02/13/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $1,000.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 02/07/2024 | Spine Wave, Inc. | SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $250.00 | General |
| Category: Spinal Medical Device | ||||||
| 11/16/2023 | Spine Wave, Inc. | — | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
Research Studies & Clinical Trials
| Study Name | Company | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEDOM Lumbar Discectomy Registry | Intrinsic Therapeutics | $3,000 | 10 |
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | 558 | 640 | $420,801 | $77,381 |
| 2022 | 19 | 610 | 697 | $598,849 | $113,496 |
| 2021 | 18 | 579 | 660 | $417,818 | $76,943 |
| 2020 | 19 | 545 | 612 | $541,718 | $98,238 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
72 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 21 | 21 | $83,895 | $17,345 | 20.7% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 189 | 248 | $34,224 | $16,550 | 48.4% |
| 63045 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $48,675 | $9,339 | 19.2% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 53 | 56 | $11,928 | $5,349 | 44.8% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2023 | 17 | 21 | $23,247 | $4,010 | 17.2% |
| 70553 | Mri scan of brain before and after contrast | Office | 2023 | 24 | 25 | $53,750 | $3,533 | 6.6% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 38 | 38 | $56,050 | $3,526 | 6.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $10,248 | $3,303 | 32.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 23 | 23 | $8,349 | $2,728 | 32.7% |
| 72110 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views | Office | 2023 | 50 | 65 | $8,580 | $2,417 | 28.2% |
| 63052 | Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $15,928 | $2,152 | 13.5% |
| 61783 | Computer-assisted spinal procedure | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $13,104 | $2,100 | 16.0% |
| 63048 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $9,823 | $1,753 | 17.8% |
| 72141 | Mri scan of upper spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $29,500 | $1,682 | 5.7% |
| 72131 | Ct scan of lower spine without contrast | Office | 2023 | 20 | 20 | $11,900 | $1,030 | 8.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 16 | 16 | $1,600 | $564.46 | 35.3% |
| 63047 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $99,875 | $21,538 | 21.6% |
| 22630 | Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $75,998 | $15,628 | 20.6% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 139 | 190 | $26,220 | $12,005 | 45.8% |
| 63045 | Partial removal of spine bone with release of upper spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $48,675 | $10,091 | 20.7% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 76 | 76 | $27,588 | $9,417 | 34.1% |
| 22842 | Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments | Facility | 2022 | 13 | 13 | $40,885 | $7,746 | 18.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 71 | 77 | $16,401 | $6,620 | 40.4% |
| 22853 | Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion | Facility | 2022 | 18 | 26 | $28,782 | $5,181 | 18.0% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $67,850 | $4,272 | 6.3% |
About Dr. Mark Smith, MD
Dr. Mark Smith, MD is a Neurological Surgery healthcare provider based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/14/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1750380580.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Mark Smith, MD has received a total of $26,285 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $7,578 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 105 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($16,700).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 2,292 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 2,609 services with total Medicare billing of $366,058. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Neurological Surgery
- Location Charlotte, NC
- Active Since 07/14/2005
- Last Updated 11/11/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1750380580
Products in Payments
- SALVO SPINE SYSTEM (Device) $12,806
- BARRICAID ACD (ANNULAR CLOSURE DEVICE) (Device) $3,000
- Excelsius - GPS (Device) $1,625
- ExcelsiusGPS Robotic Navigation System (Device) $1,059
- Spinal Implants (Device) $1,000
- I-FACTOR PEPTIDE ENHANCED BONE GRAFT (Device) $534.91
- NANOSS ABGS FAMILY (Device) $450.00
- ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM (Device) $175.00
- AVS ANCHOR-L (Device) $171.71
- CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) $157.05
- Gliadel (Drug) $130.73
- EXCEED BIPLANAR EXPANDABLE INTERBODY SYSTEM (Device) $94.14
- CONDUIT (Device) $89.64
- SPINAL IMPLANT (Device) $78.66
- POWEREASE (Device) $77.96
- AERO-LL (Device) $61.77
- NEURO FIXATION (Device) $52.89
- TLIF (Device) $50.74
- ELEVATE (Device) $48.69
- MAZOR X SYSTEM (Device) $47.17
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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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