Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $18,132 | 25 | 80.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,254 | 79 | 18.8% |
| Consulting Fee | $211.44 | 2 | 0.9% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDACTA USA, INC. | $14,346 | 11 | $0 (2019) |
| Stryker Corporation | $5,384 | 66 | $0 (2024) |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | $2,029 | 11 | $0 (2021) |
| Osteoremedies, LLC | $335.36 | 3 | $0 (2017) |
| ConvaTec Inc. | $248.98 | 7 | $0 (2019) |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. | $165.86 | 2 | $0 (2022) |
| Bioventus LLC | $23.61 | 2 | $0 (2018) |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $21.55 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Horizon Pharma plc | $16.63 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $15.82 | 1 | $0 (2018) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $183.84 | 2 | Stryker Corporation ($183.84) |
| 2023 | $266.50 | 3 | Stryker Corporation ($266.50) |
| 2022 | $301.56 | 5 | Stryker Corporation ($263.73) |
| 2021 | $774.27 | 11 | Stryker Corporation ($678.63) |
| 2020 | $195.67 | 4 | Stryker Corporation ($195.67) |
| 2019 | $17,032 | 39 | MEDACTA USA, INC. ($14,346) |
| 2018 | $3,010 | 26 | Stryker Corporation ($1,602) |
| 2017 | $832.82 | 16 | Osteoremedies, LLC ($335.36) |
All Payment Transactions
106 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $79.57 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.27 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 12/14/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $33.07 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/24/2023 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $104.38 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 05/10/2023 | Stryker Corporation | CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $129.05 | General |
| Category: SPINE | ||||||
| 12/01/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.37 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 10/06/2022 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $68.59 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/24/2022 | Smith+Nephew, Inc. | Pico 14 (Device), PICO 7 | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.28 | General |
| Category: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | ||||||
| 06/23/2022 | Stryker Corporation | XIA 3 (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $169.77 | General |
| Category: THORACOLUMBAR | ||||||
| 03/04/2022 | Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | — | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.55 | General |
| 12/14/2021 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $96.76 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 09/17/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.40 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/28/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $269.99 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/28/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.88 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/27/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $37.80 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/27/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Travel and Lodging | Cash or cash equivalent | $10.62 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 08/27/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $4.63 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/10/2021 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $74.44 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 04/05/2021 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $72.12 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
| 02/05/2021 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Knees-None (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $95.64 | General |
| Category: Knees | ||||||
| 02/02/2021 | Stryker Corporation | TRITANIUM (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $45.99 | General |
| Category: HIPS | ||||||
| 09/22/2020 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $33.93 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 07/20/2020 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $68.37 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 06/08/2020 | Stryker Corporation | MAKO (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.05 | General |
| Category: KNEES, HIPS | ||||||
| 01/13/2020 | Stryker Corporation | TRIATHLON (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $77.32 | General |
| Category: KNEES | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 2,199 | 2,861 | $2.3M | $307,087 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,918 | 3,721 | $2.1M | $268,261 |
| 2021 | 15 | 2,051 | 5,356 | $1.9M | $269,215 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1,780 | 4,464 | $1.7M | $233,793 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
60 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2023 | 111 | 118 | $1.0M | $119,360 | 11.8% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2023 | 58 | 59 | $557,668 | $60,537 | 10.9% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 370 | 496 | $150,903 | $31,445 | 20.8% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2023 | 242 | 380 | $126,129 | $20,541 | 16.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 189 | 212 | $93,543 | $19,939 | 21.3% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2023 | 376 | 485 | $89,895 | $14,677 | 16.3% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2023 | 120 | 120 | $80,122 | $14,159 | 17.7% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2023 | 259 | 335 | $57,285 | $6,864 | 12.0% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 74 | 74 | $32,332 | $5,634 | 17.4% |
| J7321 | Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose | Office | 2023 | 14 | 60 | $36,000 | $3,491 | 9.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 50 | 63 | $11,625 | $2,686 | 23.1% |
| 20611 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Office | 2023 | 21 | 27 | $13,888 | $2,245 | 16.2% |
| 73721 | Mri scan of leg joint without contrast | Office | 2023 | 17 | 18 | $38,592 | $2,204 | 5.7% |
| 72148 | Mri scan of lower spinal canal without contrast | Office | 2023 | 14 | 14 | $33,516 | $1,780 | 5.3% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 13 | $4,011 | $634.15 | 15.8% |
| 72100 | X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views | Office | 2023 | 19 | 20 | $3,620 | $593.13 | 16.4% |
| J3301 | Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg | Office | 2023 | 252 | 367 | $5,872 | $296.63 | 5.1% |
| 27447 | Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee | Facility | 2022 | 94 | 97 | $829,932 | $99,907 | 12.0% |
| 27130 | Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis | Facility | 2022 | 56 | 59 | $557,668 | $60,453 | 10.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 330 | 448 | $136,300 | $27,815 | 20.4% |
| 20610 | Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint | Office | 2022 | 226 | 358 | $131,460 | $18,905 | 14.4% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 176 | 213 | $93,984 | $18,828 | 20.0% |
| 73562 | X-ray of knee, 3 views | Office | 2022 | 327 | 465 | $86,025 | $14,171 | 16.5% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 74 | 74 | $49,408 | $8,532 | 17.3% |
| 72170 | X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views | Office | 2022 | 236 | 308 | $52,668 | $6,288 | 11.9% |
About Dr. Stephen Smith, MD
Dr. Stephen Smith, MD is a Orthopaedic Surgery healthcare provider based in Atlanta, Georgia. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 08/10/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1407858475.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Stephen Smith, MD has received a total of $22,597 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $183.84 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 106 transactions from 11 companies. The most common payment nature is "Travel and Lodging" ($18,132).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Smith has provided services to 7,948 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 16,402 services with total Medicare billing of $1.1M. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 60 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Orthopaedic Surgery
- Other Specialties Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- Location Atlanta, GA
- Active Since 08/10/2005
- Last Updated 08/01/2008
- Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1407858475
Products in Payments
- GMK SPHERE (Device) $8,587
- AMISTEM (Device) $5,748
- MAKO (Device) $2,242
- Persona (Device) $1,304
- TRIATHLON (Device) $1,122
- NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (Device) $990.04
- Persona Revision (Device) $450.84
- Remedy Revision Hip & Knee Spacer (Device) $335.36
- Triathlon (Device) $217.32
- AXSOS (Device) $170.44
- XIA 3 (Device) $169.77
- AQUACEL AG (Device) $162.14
- TRITANIUM (Device) $157.63
- PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Device) $149.58
- CAPRI CORPECTOMY CAGE SYSTEM (Device) $129.05
- Knees Product Portfolio (Device) $124.99
- ACCOLADE (Device) $96.65
- Knees-None (Device) $95.64
- Makoplasty (Device) $88.79
- AQUACEL (Device) $56.07
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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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