Physician profile
Howard L Smith
NPI 1649449711
$4,728.61
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
16 companies · none reported in 2025
Payments by year
General payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $4,003 · 2020: $233 · 2021: $154 · 2022: $232 · 2024: $107.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Food and Beverage: $107.
View as a table
| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $106.54 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Globus Medical, INC. | $3,736.89 | 2019-2020 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $233.38 | 2019-2022 | |
| Abbott Laboratories | $220.55 | 2020-2024 | Octrode |
| Wenzel Spine, INC. | $126.86 | 2020-2022 | |
| Portola Pharmaceuticals, LLC | $80.95 | 2019-2020 | |
| Baxter Healthcare | $58.04 | 2019-2021 | |
| Chiesi USA, INC. | $47.91 | 2022 | |
| Nuvasive, INC. | $39.16 | 2019 | |
| Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $38.78 | 2020-2021 | |
| Osteomed LLC | $27.34 | 2019 | |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $24.52 | 2022 | |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $24.29 | 2022 | |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $19.87 | 2019 | |
| X-Spine Systems, INC. | $18.12 | 2020 | |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, INC. | $16.26 | 2019 |
Show all 16 companies
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novocure INC. | $15.69 | 2022 |
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.
If you want to bring it up
Most clinicians are glad to talk about this. A respectful way in:
- "I saw Howard 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.