Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honoraria | $20,600 | 5 | 29.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $18,809 | 536 | 26.6% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $13,440 | 6 | 19.0% |
| Consulting Fee | $8,000 | 5 | 11.3% |
| Education | $4,500 | 3 | 6.4% |
| Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program | $3,000 | 2 | 4.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,267 | 13 | 3.2% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $27,165 | 155 | $0 (2024) |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $14,837 | 72 | $0 (2024) |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | $7,973 | 22 | $0 (2024) |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $6,003 | 31 | $0 (2024) |
| Cook Incorporated | $3,516 | 4 | $0 (2020) |
| Endologix LLC | $2,063 | 10 | $0 (2024) |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $1,977 | 35 | $0 (2024) |
| Abbott Laboratories | $1,161 | 21 | $0 (2024) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $794.40 | 36 | $0 (2024) |
| AngioDynamics, Inc. | $617.71 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3,165 | 50 | CVRx, Inc. ($548.22) |
| 2023 | $2,370 | 64 | Boston Scientific Corporation ($337.44) |
| 2022 | $8,701 | 61 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($6,813) |
| 2021 | $21,160 | 90 | Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc ($7,622) |
| 2020 | $1,545 | 65 | Cook Incorporated ($500.00) |
| 2019 | $4,538 | 60 | Cook Incorporated ($3,000) |
| 2018 | $8,154 | 93 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($7,318) |
| 2017 | $20,984 | 87 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($18,557) |
All Payment Transactions
570 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 23
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2024 | Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | Topical Oxygen Chamber for extremities (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $11.21 | General |
| Category: Topical Wound Oxygen | ||||||
| 12/11/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $128.70 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 12/10/2024 | ShockWave Medical, Inc | Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $43.21 | General |
| Category: Lithoplasty | ||||||
| 12/05/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $189.64 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/25/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $24.36 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 11/21/2024 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $58.18 | General |
| Category: Devices | ||||||
| 11/09/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.31 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 11/06/2024 | Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | Topical Oxygen Chamber for extremities (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $6.22 | General |
| Category: Topical Wound Oxygen | ||||||
| 10/14/2024 | Endologix LLC | Torus Stent Graft System (Device), ENDOCROSS Device | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $195.54 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/18/2024 | Bolton Medical Inc | TREO ABDOMINAL STENT-GRAFT SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $149.91 | General |
| Category: ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR | ||||||
| 09/16/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | ALIF (Device), Simplify Cervical Artificial Disc | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $121.67 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 09/12/2024 | Silk Road Medical, Inc. | ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device), ENROUTE Enflate Transcarotid RX Balloon Dilatation Catheter, ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $111.63 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 09/10/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | MVP (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.00 | General |
| Category: Vascular Embolization | ||||||
| 09/04/2024 | Medtronic, Inc. | ENDURANT IIS (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.08 | General |
| Category: Aortic Stent Grafts | ||||||
| 08/27/2024 | Boston Scientific Corporation | — | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.14 | General |
| Category: General - Therapies_CRM | ||||||
| 08/14/2024 | CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC. | CARDIVA VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $32.07 | General |
| Category: DEVICES | ||||||
| 08/13/2024 | Globus Medical, Inc. | Modulus (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $116.66 | General |
| Category: Spine/Spine Surgery | ||||||
| 08/12/2024 | PFIZER INC. | VYNDAQEL (Drug) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.80 | General |
| Category: CARDIOVASCULAR | ||||||
| 08/09/2024 | LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. | ARTEGRAFT VASCULAR GRAFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $17.61 | General |
| Category: ARTEGRAFT | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | Endologix LLC | Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $99.20 | General |
| Category: Cardiology/Vascular Diseases | ||||||
| 07/31/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $70.00 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | CVRx, Inc. | Barostim Neo System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $197.71 | General |
| Category: Heart Failure and Hypertension | ||||||
| 07/17/2024 | Abbott Laboratories | FORTIFY ASSURA (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $163.74 | General |
| Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management | ||||||
| 07/12/2024 | Advanced Oxygen Therapy Inc. | Topical Oxygen Chamber for extremities (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $9.70 | General |
| Category: Topical Wound Oxygen | ||||||
| 06/18/2024 | Cook Medical LLC | ZENITH ALPHA (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $162.83 | General |
| Category: Aortic Intervention | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | 1,313 | 1,563 | $619,991 | $236,450 |
| 2022 | 18 | 952 | 1,179 | $446,081 | $146,653 |
| 2021 | 16 | 749 | 830 | $558,481 | $114,384 |
| 2020 | 19 | 990 | 4,027 | $1.1M | $135,882 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 265 | 379 | $93,047 | $35,260 | 37.9% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2023 | 219 | 230 | $84,324 | $31,232 | 37.0% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 146 | 154 | $71,116 | $27,856 | 39.2% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 187 | 187 | $59,737 | $22,637 | 37.9% |
| 36465 | Injection of chemical agent into single incompetent vein of leg using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 12 | 22 | $55,544 | $22,137 | 39.9% |
| 36475 | Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | Office | 2023 | 11 | 24 | $49,752 | $19,277 | 38.7% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 113 | 117 | $42,342 | $15,570 | 36.8% |
| 37215 | Insertion of stent and blood clot protection device in neck artery with review by radiologist | Facility | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $37,200 | $14,939 | 40.2% |
| 37252 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Office | 2023 | 13 | 14 | $25,761 | $10,301 | 40.0% |
| 93923 | Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | Office | 2023 | 91 | 111 | $27,255 | $9,821 | 36.0% |
| 93978 | Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts | Office | 2023 | 70 | 71 | $24,527 | $8,209 | 33.5% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 42 | 42 | $17,739 | $7,017 | 39.6% |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | Office | 2023 | 37 | 48 | $16,525 | $6,487 | 39.3% |
| 93971 | Ultrasound study of one arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2023 | 22 | 31 | $7,099 | $2,754 | 38.8% |
| 93926 | Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $3,561 | $1,168 | 32.8% |
| 99152 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 19 | $1,824 | $731.69 | 40.1% |
| 99153 | Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes | Office | 2023 | 18 | 64 | $1,344 | $536.92 | 39.9% |
| 76937 | Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access | Office | 2023 | 17 | 17 | $1,294 | $516.29 | 39.9% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 158 | 228 | $60,854 | $21,311 | 35.0% |
| 93880 | Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Office | 2022 | 143 | 148 | $58,872 | $20,815 | 35.4% |
| 93925 | Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | Office | 2022 | 96 | 101 | $51,511 | $18,547 | 36.0% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 127 | 127 | $43,516 | $15,458 | 35.5% |
| 36475 | Destruction of first incompetent vein of arm or leg using radiofrequency and imaging guidance | Office | 2022 | 12 | 18 | $38,116 | $15,001 | 39.4% |
| 37252 | Ultrasound evaluation of blood vessel with review by radiologist, initial vessel | Office | 2022 | 13 | 15 | $50,630 | $11,576 | 22.9% |
| 93970 | Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | Office | 2022 | 78 | 80 | $31,592 | $11,186 | 35.4% |
About Dr. Stephen Smith, MD
Dr. Stephen Smith, MD is a Vascular Surgery healthcare provider based in Surprise, Arizona. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 04/30/2007. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1063632149.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Smith, MD has received a total of $70,617 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $3,165 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 570 transactions from 46 companies. The most common payment nature is "Honoraria" ($20,600).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 4,004 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 7,599 services with total Medicare billing of $633,370. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 72 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Vascular Surgery
- Other Specialties Vascular Surgery
- Location Surprise, AZ
- Active Since 04/30/2007
- Last Updated 09/19/2023
- Taxonomy Code 2086S0129X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1063632149
Products in Payments
- XARELTO (Drug) $14,843
- EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis (Device) $11,236
- EXCLUDER Iliac Branch Endoprosthesis (Device) $9,637
- Relay Grafts (Device) $5,438
- ENHANCE Transcarotid Peripheral Access Kit (Device) $3,789
- Cook Medical AFEN (Device) $3,500
- ENROUTE .014 Guidewire (Device) $3,089
- C3 Delivery System (Device) $2,064
- TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $2,040
- AFX (Device) $1,218
- Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis (Device) $1,059
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (Device) $701.71
- AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC (Device) $617.71
- Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System (Device) $555.52
- Barostim Neo System (Device) $548.22
- GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $404.19
- ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent (Device) $393.38
- ALIF (Device) $361.20
- ENDURANT IIS (Device) $291.36
- FLEXITOUCH (Device) $286.20
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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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