Payment Breakdown by Category
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | $24,000 | 6 | 67.2% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,020 | 77 | 11.3% |
| Honoraria | $3,250 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Consulting Fee | $1,679 | 2 | 4.7% |
| Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | $1,500 | 2 | 4.2% |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,285 | 7 | 3.6% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | $29,009 | 45 | $0 (2024) |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $3,250 | 1 | $0 (2017) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $1,679 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $574.28 | 16 | $0 (2024) |
| Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | $456.63 | 13 | $0 (2022) |
| CONMED Corporation | $269.96 | 3 | $0 (2023) |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $138.36 | 1 | $0 (2021) |
| Integra LifeSciences Corporation | $94.26 | 1 | $0 (2023) |
| Ethicon Inc. | $81.80 | 2 | $0 (2017) |
| TELA Bio, Inc. | $45.12 | 3 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9,029 | 12 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($8,960) |
| 2023 | $436.57 | 9 | CONMED Corporation ($142.86) |
| 2022 | $14,498 | 37 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($13,932) |
| 2021 | $5,662 | 10 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($5,464) |
| 2020 | $49.44 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($49.44) |
| 2019 | $738.85 | 9 | Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ($573.83) |
| 2018 | $53.56 | 2 | Ethicon US, LLC ($53.56) |
| 2017 | $5,267 | 14 | W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ($3,250) |
All Payment Transactions
95 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 4
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/21/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 08/21/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 07/23/2024 | Acera Surgical, Inc. | Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.90 | General |
| Category: Wound Care | ||||||
| 07/18/2024 | Ethicon US, LLC | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.93 | General |
| Category: Endo-Mechanical | ||||||
| 06/25/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.11 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Education | Cash or cash equivalent | $4,000.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 05/22/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $150.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/03/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program | Cash or cash equivalent | $500.00 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $75.94 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $40.31 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 04/02/2024 | INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.01 | General |
| Category: SURGERY | ||||||
| 02/09/2024 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex 2S (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $21.14 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 10/11/2023 | Davol Inc. | Phasix Mesh (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $13.65 | General |
| Category: Surgery | ||||||
| 09/22/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $6.53 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 09/15/2023 | TELA Bio, Inc. | OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $17.45 | General |
| Category: Surgical Mesh | ||||||
| 07/31/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | Harmonic (Device), SURGICEL NU-KNIT | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $88.81 | General |
| Category: Energy | ||||||
| 07/19/2023 | Teleflex LLC | Titan SGS Standard Gastric Stapler (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.85 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 03/21/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | STRATAFIX (Device), Echelon Flex | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $34.47 | General |
| Category: Wound Closure | ||||||
| 03/15/2023 | Teleflex LLC | Titan SGS Standard Gastric Stapler (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $19.69 | General |
| Category: Surgical | ||||||
| 01/28/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | OMNIGRAFT (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $94.26 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 01/26/2023 | CONMED Corporation | AIRSEAL (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $142.86 | General |
| Category: GENERAL SURGERY | ||||||
| 12/21/2022 | Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $31.05 | General |
| Category: BARIATRIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/21/2022 | Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $62.08 | General |
| Category: BARIATRIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 11/16/2022 | Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $28.59 | General |
| Category: BARIATRIC SURGERY | ||||||
| 10/19/2022 | Standard Bariatrics, Inc. | TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $23.62 | General |
| Category: BARIATRIC SURGERY | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 298 | 303 | $94,540 | $34,641 |
| 2022 | 8 | 321 | 337 | $114,375 | $39,579 |
| 2021 | 8 | 351 | 387 | $125,791 | $47,416 |
| 2020 | 7 | 319 | 339 | $109,435 | $40,416 |
All Medicare Procedures & Services
29 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 27 | 27 | $30,287 | $10,680 | 35.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2023 | 102 | 102 | $23,013 | $8,549 | 37.1% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2023 | 11 | 11 | $15,538 | $5,722 | 36.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 78 | 79 | $14,429 | $5,023 | 34.8% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Facility | 2023 | 55 | 58 | $8,373 | $3,614 | 43.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 25 | 26 | $2,900 | $1,053 | 36.3% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 118 | 118 | $26,623 | $9,448 | 35.5% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 25 | 25 | $29,370 | $8,938 | 30.4% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $19,776 | $7,289 | 36.9% |
| 49505 | Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older) | Facility | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $14,492 | $5,112 | 35.3% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 58 | 64 | $11,689 | $4,148 | 35.5% |
| 99232 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 41 | 42 | $6,063 | $2,257 | 37.2% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 42 | 46 | $5,130 | $1,891 | 36.9% |
| 99231 | Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 16 | $1,233 | $495.47 | 40.2% |
| 49650 | Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 35 | 35 | $40,037 | $14,358 | 35.9% |
| 99203 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 30-44 minutes | Office | 2021 | 130 | 130 | $28,221 | $10,596 | 37.5% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2021 | 14 | 14 | $19,646 | $7,345 | 37.4% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 65 | 75 | $12,177 | $4,935 | 40.5% |
| 49505 | Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older | Facility | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $12,157 | $4,743 | 39.0% |
| 99232 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 48 | 49 | $7,135 | $2,772 | 38.8% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 33 | 35 | $3,437 | $1,496 | 43.5% |
| 99231 | Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day | Facility | 2021 | 15 | 38 | $2,981 | $1,171 | 39.3% |
| 47562 | Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | Facility | 2020 | 18 | 18 | $25,092 | $9,969 | 39.7% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes | Office | 2020 | 124 | 124 | $26,811 | $8,654 | 32.3% |
| 49505 | Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older | Facility | 2020 | 16 | 17 | $18,652 | $7,442 | 39.9% |
About Theodore Small
Theodore Small is a Surgery healthcare provider based in Safety Harbor, Florida. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/18/2005. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1992704555.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Theodore Small has received a total of $35,734 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $9,029 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 95 transactions from 17 companies. The most common payment nature is "Education" ($24,000).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Small has provided services to 1,289 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 1,366 services with total Medicare billing of $162,052. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 29 distinct procedure/service records.
Practice Information
- Specialty Surgery
- Location Safety Harbor, FL
- Active Since 07/18/2005
- Last Updated 02/05/2025
- Taxonomy Code 208600000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1992704555
Products in Payments
- Da Vinci Surgical System (Device) $29,009
- SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement (Device) $3,250
- TITAN SGS STANDARD GASTRIC STAPLER (Device) $456.63
- AIRSEAL (Device) $232.46
- LINX Reflux Management System (Device) $196.71
- STRATAFIX (Device) $139.10
- GI Genius (Device) $138.36
- ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler (Device) $94.87
- OMNIGRAFT (Device) $94.26
- Harmonic (Device) $88.81
- SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats (Device) $73.40
- ECHELON FLEX Stapler (Device) $39.26
- Titan SGS Standard Gastric Stapler (Device) $38.54
- AirSeal (Device) $37.50
- OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) (Device) $23.98
- N/A (Device) $23.93
- Restrata Wound Matrix (Device) $23.90
- OviTex 2S (Device) $21.14
- TISSEEL (Biological) $17.41
- Senhance Surgical Robotics System (Device) $16.70
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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