Physician profile
Bertram L Smith
NPI 1811950876
$6,710.09
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
44 companies · $1,177 in 2025
The $1,177 reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Vascular Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $927).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $790 · 2020: $161 · 2021: $2,200 · 2022: $494 · 2023: $806 · 2024: $1,081 · 2025: $1,177.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $3,064.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $3,064.14 |
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.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penumbra, INC. | $1,583.67 | 2021 | |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, INC. | $669.19 | 2023-2025 | Excluder Conformable Aaa Endoprosthesis With Active Control, Gore Excluder Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, Gore Viabahn Endoprosthesis With Heparin |
| Axogen | $480.43 | 2024-2025 | Axoguard Nerve Protector, Axoguard Nerve Cap, Axoguard Ha+ Nerve Protector |
| Tactile Systems Technology INC | $415.15 | 2022-2025 | Flexitouch Plus, Entre Plus, Nimbl |
| Silk Road Medical, INC. | $414.22 | 2019-2021 | |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, INC | $284.03 | 2019-2023 | Xarelto |
| Imperative Care, INC | $239.97 | 2025 | Symphony Catheter |
| Stryker Corporation | $233.93 | 2021-2025 | Artix Mt |
| Pfizer INC. | $225.24 | 2019-2025 | |
| Medtronic Vascular, INC. | $200.05 | 2019-2020 | |
| Endologix LLC | $196.73 | 2021-2024 | Endocross Device, Torus Stent Graft System |
| Bolton Medical INC | $138.88 | 2024 | Treo Abdominal Stent-Graft System |
| Cvrx, INC. | $138.54 | 2024-2025 | Barostim Neo System |
| Abbott Laboratories | $133.55 | 2020-2025 | Jeti, Esprit, Jeti All In One Non-Sterile Kit |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $126.99 | 2019-2025 | Camzyos, Eliquis |
Show all 44 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, INC. | $112.37 | 2021-2025 | In.Pact Admiral, Turbohawk |
| Heartflow, INC. | $110.37 | 2019 | |
| Cook Medical LLC | $96.37 | 2022 | |
| Surmodics, INC. | $84.68 | 2023-2025 | Sublime 014 Rx Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Pounce Thrombectomy, Pounce Venous Thrombectomy System |
| Shockwave Medical, INC | $64.20 | 2023-2025 | Shockwave Ivl System With The Shockwave C2 Coronary Ivl Catheter |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $52.78 | 2021-2024 | Grafix Pl |
| Ossur Americas, INC. | $52.39 | 2024-2025 | |
| Livanova USA, INC. | $49.37 | 2024 | Vns Therapy Sentiva Model 1000 Generator |
| Avinger INC. | $48.40 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $47.74 | 2024 | Surgicel Nu-Knit, Stratafix, Vistaseal |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, INC. | $46.82 | 2023 | Venovo |
| Resmed Corp | $46.41 | 2022 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $35.07 | 2023-2024 | Preveleak |
| Acell, INC. | $32.12 | 2020 | |
| Terumo Medical Corporation | $32.05 | 2023 | Metacross Otw, Glidewire, Heartrail |
| Lemaitre Vascular, INC. | $31.81 | 2023 | Pruitt F3 Carotid Shunt |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $31.46 | 2024 | Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $30.13 | 2023 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $29.25 | 2024 | Exparel, Iovera |
| Convatec INC. | $25.20 | 2023 | |
| Baylis Medical Technologies INC. | $24.31 | 2024 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $21.97 | 2022 | |
| Kaneka Medical America LLC | $19.54 | 2025 | Apheresis Machine |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp | $19.46 | 2023 | |
| Teleflex LLC | $19.07 | 2021 | |
| Davol INC. | $17.91 | 2020 | |
| Ekos Corporation | $17.08 | 2019 | |
| Reprise Biomedical, INC. | $15.87 | 2022 | |
| Alafair Biosciences, INC. | $15.32 | 2023 | Versawrap |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
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- "Is there a generic or alternative to this medication, and would it work as well for me?"
- "What made you choose this particular treatment for my situation?"
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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.