Physician profile
Arien J Smith
NPI 1023277829
$16,079.91
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
13 companies · $235 in 2025
The $235 reported for 2025 was less than what a typical Neurological Surgery provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $604).
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $2,579 · 2020: $636 · 2021: $53.73 · 2022: $4,057 · 2023: $5,077 · 2024: $3,442 · 2025: $235.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Travel and Lodging: $6,555 · Food and Beverage: $2,199.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $6,554.91 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,198.69 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation | $6,041.44 | 2019-2024 | Everest Spinal System, Capri Corpectomy Cage System, Serrato |
| Alphatec Spine, INC | $5,181.76 | 2022-2024 | Other - Miscellaneous, Solus Alif, Lif |
| Cerapedics INC. | $3,067.33 | 2019-2023 | I-Factor Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft |
| Abbott Laboratories | $597.90 | 2022-2023 | Infinity |
| Nevro Corp. | $371.43 | 2020 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, INC. | $282.81 | 2019-2022 | |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $169.22 | 2019-2020 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $148.60 | 2025 | Senza |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $82.35 | 2020 | |
| International Rehabilitative Sciences, INC | $72.54 | 2025 | Rs-4i Plus With Intersperse |
| Avanos Medical | $26.94 | 2020 | |
| Centinel Spine, LLC | $23.53 | 2023 | Prodisc C Vivo |
| Vb Spine LLC | $14.06 | 2025 | Xia 3 System - Serrato |
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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- "I saw Arien Smith listed in the CMS Open Payments database. Can you tell me about your work with those companies?"
- "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?"
These are normal questions. A good clinician will welcome them.
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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.