Total Payments
$5,735
2024 Payments
$282.21
Companies
26
Transactions
269
Medicare Patients
11,203
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Payment Breakdown by Category
Food & Beverage$5,635 (98.3%)
Education$100.05 (1.7%)
Other$0.00 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $5,635 | 250 | 98.3% |
| Education | $100.05 | 19 | 1.7% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amgen Inc. | $1,316 | 46 | $0 (2020) |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $548.91 | 28 | $0 (2019) |
| SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | $388.10 | 19 | $0 (2020) |
| PFIZER INC. | $386.29 | 40 | $0 (2019) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $376.72 | 8 | $0 (2024) |
| Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. | $371.10 | 2 | $0 (2023) |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $343.07 | 22 | $0 (2020) |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $307.18 | 29 | $0 (2019) |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $243.75 | 15 | $0 (2019) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $242.23 | 13 | $0 (2019) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $282.21 | 2 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($282.21) |
| 2023 | $449.48 | 2 | Ablacon, Inc. ($241.23) |
| 2022 | $162.85 | 1 | Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc. ($162.85) |
| 2020 | $71.35 | 4 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC ($19.44) |
| 2019 | $1,106 | 44 | Amgen Inc. ($394.95) |
| 2018 | $1,744 | 100 | Amgen Inc. ($457.12) |
| 2017 | $1,920 | 116 | Amgen Inc. ($444.56) |
All Payment Transactions
269 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 2 of 11
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/13/2019 | Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | PRALUENT (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.00 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLISM | ||||||
| 07/30/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 07/26/2019 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | BRILINTA (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.58 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular and Metabolism | ||||||
| 07/18/2019 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | PRALUENT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.21 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 07/09/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.83 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 06/19/2019 | Daiichi Sankyo Inc. | INJECTAFER (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $15.77 | General |
| Category: Anemia | ||||||
| 06/17/2019 | BIOTRONIK INC. | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $26.86 | General |
| 06/13/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.73 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/16/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.91 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 05/14/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.82 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 05/02/2019 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | PRALUENT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.35 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 04/22/2019 | ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Edarbi (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.81 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 04/12/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA, INVOKAMET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.55 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 04/11/2019 | E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | ELIQUIS (Drug) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $22.57 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular | ||||||
| 04/09/2019 | SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC | PRALUENT (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.37 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 03/13/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.22 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 03/01/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA, INVOKAMET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $20.14 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/25/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Repatha (Biological) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.31 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 02/20/2019 | Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | PRADAXA (Drug), JARDIANCE | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $22.75 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/14/2019 | Amgen Inc. | Corlanor (Drug), Repatha | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.71 | General |
| Category: Cardiology | ||||||
| 02/13/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug), INVOKANA, INVOKAMET | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.15 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
| 02/12/2019 | Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $67.51 | General |
| Category: Multiple | ||||||
| 02/06/2019 | Boston Scientific Corporation | WATCHMAN (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.25 | General |
| Category: STRUCTURAL HEART | ||||||
| 02/04/2019 | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ENTRESTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.13 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 02/01/2019 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | XARELTO (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.35 | General |
| Category: Cardiovascular & Metabolism | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 37 | 2,892 | 3,874 | $1.6M | $338,763 |
| 2022 | 38 | 2,975 | 3,992 | $1.6M | $371,167 |
| 2021 | 34 | 2,764 | 3,604 | $1.4M | $353,474 |
| 2020 | 40 | 2,572 | 3,913 | $1.3M | $319,480 |
Total Patients
11,203
Total Services
15,383
Medicare Billing
$1.4M
Procedure Codes
165
All Medicare Procedures & Services
165 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 3 of 7
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93351 | Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ecg) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | Office | 2022 | 40 | 40 | $41,400 | $9,221 | 22.3% |
| 99223 | Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 48 | 50 | $34,500 | $8,976 | 26.0% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 43 | 43 | $28,810 | $8,394 | 29.1% |
| 93306 | Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Facility | 2022 | 125 | 131 | $31,047 | $8,266 | 26.6% |
| 93280 | Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | Office | 2022 | 51 | 99 | $28,809 | $8,021 | 27.8% |
| 93000 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Office | 2022 | 309 | 484 | $38,236 | $6,208 | 16.2% |
| J2785 | Injection, regadenoson, 0.1 mg | Office | 2022 | 31 | 124 | $18,712 | $5,997 | 32.1% |
| 93320 | Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | Facility | 2022 | 246 | 253 | $16,698 | $4,029 | 24.1% |
| 75574 | Ct scan of blood vessels and grafts of heart with contrast | Facility | 2022 | 37 | 37 | $22,977 | $3,544 | 15.4% |
| 93296 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 60 | 138 | $16,836 | $3,017 | 17.9% |
| 93281 | Programming of multiple lead pacemaker system | Office | 2022 | 12 | 32 | $10,816 | $2,704 | 25.0% |
| 99239 | Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 27 | 28 | $10,388 | $2,696 | 25.9% |
| 93294 | Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Office | 2022 | 51 | 112 | $16,128 | $2,638 | 16.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 30 | 31 | $7,440 | $2,345 | 31.5% |
| 75572 | Ct scan of heart structure with contrast | Facility | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $50,034 | $2,216 | 4.4% |
| 92960 | External shock to heart to regulate heart beat | Facility | 2022 | 20 | 20 | $19,360 | $1,989 | 10.3% |
| 93308 | Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | Office | 2022 | 18 | 21 | $12,180 | $1,860 | 15.3% |
| G2066 | Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | Office | 2022 | 18 | 78 | $7,956 | $1,756 | 22.1% |
| 93312 | Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | Facility | 2022 | 16 | 16 | $8,240 | $1,563 | 19.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $6,001 | $1,512 | 25.2% |
| 93015 | Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Office | 2022 | 21 | 21 | $7,056 | $1,441 | 20.4% |
| 32555 | Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 13 | $24,786 | $1,277 | 5.2% |
| 76376 | 3d radiographic procedure | Office | 2022 | 49 | 50 | $16,350 | $1,157 | 7.1% |
| 75571 | Ct scan of heart with evaluation of blood vessel calcium | Facility | 2022 | 46 | 46 | $6,440 | $1,010 | 15.7% |
| 93248 | Heart rhythm review and interpretation of continous external ekg over 8-15 days | Office | 2022 | 38 | 39 | $3,744 | $887.42 | 23.7% |
About Dr. Nellis Smith, M.D
Dr. Nellis Smith, M.D is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology healthcare provider based in E Palo Alto, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/10/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1386678951.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nellis Smith, M.D has received a total of $5,735 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $282.21 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 269 transactions from 26 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($5,635).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 11,203 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 15,383 services with total Medicare billing of $1.4M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 165 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Other Specialties Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease
- Location E Palo Alto, CA
- Active Since 07/10/2006
- Last Updated 05/28/2020
- Taxonomy Code 207RC0001X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1386678951
Products in Payments
- ELIQUIS (Drug) $918.26
- Corlanor (Drug) $738.08
- Repatha (Biological) $567.86
- ENTRESTO (Drug) $343.07
- Rhythmia Mapping System (Device) $282.21
- PRALUENT (Drug) $275.96
- PRADAXA (Drug) $275.40
- XARELTO (Drug) $242.23
- OPTIMIZER (Device) $208.25
- BRILINTA (Drug) $205.60
- PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION (Biological) $176.90
- Optimizer (Device) $162.85
- INJECTAFER (Drug) $130.73
- MULTAQ (Drug) $112.14
- WATCHMAN (Device) $94.51
- NORTHERA (Drug) $90.83
- Veltassa (Drug) $84.83
- PRALUENT (Biological) $66.85
- LifeVest (Device) $52.04
- UTIBRON (Drug) $37.21
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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.