Physician profile

Smita S Patel

Family Medicine · Covington, LA

NPI 1043203615

$2,603.44

in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025

18 companies · $208 in 2025

The $208 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Family Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $153).

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$929.45

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
Pfizer INC. $682.68 2019-2025
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC $454.67 2019-2024 Xarelto
Abbvie INC. $220.24 2019-2024
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $155.56 2023 Edwards Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (Thv)
Inari Medical, INC. $149.36 2021
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC $125.00 2022
Stryker Corporation $125.00 2019
Viatris Specialty LLC $109.24 2025 Yupelri
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $101.94 2019
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, INC. $99.67 2019
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. $97.05 2021
Vifor Pharma, INC. $86.74 2020
Abbott Laboratories $71.23 2023 Thoratec Heartmate 3 Lvas Implant Kit
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $36.68 2021-2024 Farxiga
Kestra Medical Technology Services, INC. $31.81 2024 Assure Wcd
Show all 18 companies
CompanyGeneral paymentsYearsTop products
Glaxosmithkline, LLC. $22.25 2023 Trelegy Ellipta
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC $18.68 2023 Verquvo
Allergan, INC. $15.64 2020

Drugs and devices associated with these payments

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Payment summary

Smita S Patel

$2,603.44

in general payments reported 2019-2025

Years
2019-2025
Top company
Pfizer INC.
Context
The $208 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Family Medicine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $153).

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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.