Physician profile

Kenneth B Smith

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) · Metairie, LA

NPI 1356310650

$4,378.40

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

28 companies · $154 in 2025

The $154 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $77.77).

Payments by year

General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.

What the payments were for

Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.

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Payment typeAmount (2023-2025)
Food and Beverage$749.61

Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.

Who reported paying

General payments only, as reported to CMS. Product names cover 2023-2025.

CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $942.14 2019-2023 Tezspire, Fasenra
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $904.02 2019-2023 Trelegy Ellipta, Nucala
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, INC. $450.23 2019-2024 Jardiance, Ofev
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals INC. $316.54 2019-2020
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, INC. $297.88 2019-2023 Dupixent
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, INC. $163.63 2019-2023 Uptravi
Grifols USA, LLC $151.50 2020-2023 Prolastin-C Liquid
Mylan Specialty L.P. $123.96 2021-2023 Yupelri
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $119.30 2020-2025
United Therapeutics Corporation $109.84 2019-2023 Tyvaso
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals INC. $109.82 2021-2023
Amgen INC. $97.09 2022
Genentech USA, INC. $74.85 2019
Scpharmaceuticals INC. $70.03 2024-2025
Genzyme Corporation $60.04 2022-2023
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CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Baxter Healthcare $57.89 2022
Csl Behring $38.69 2020
Electromed, INC. $36.69 2022
Inogen, INC. $36.21 2023 Inogen One G5 Oxygen Concentrator - Bluetooth
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $35.32 2019-2020
Ethicon INC. $31.26 2022
Philips North America LLC $30.00 2023
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $24.96 2021
Inari Medical, INC. $24.49 2023 Ct Thrombectomy System Kit, Flowtriever Catheter, S
Gilead Sciences, INC. $24.25 2021
Paratek Pharmaceuticals, INC. $19.40 2022
Insmed, INC. $15.40 2019
Circassia INC. $12.97 2019

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Kenneth B Smith

$4,378.40

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Context
The $154 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $77.77).

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025. Payments are legal and often routine.

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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.