Medicare Enrolled

Dr. David Smolins, MD

Pain Medicine · Redwood City, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
363C MAIN ST, Redwood City, CA 94063
6503069490
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1164500658 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Smolins

Dr. David Smolins is a pain medicine specialist in Redwood City, CA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Smolins performed 161 Medicare services across 70 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Smolins received a total of $4,878 from 51 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 218 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in pain medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Smolins is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ 161 Medicare services $4,878 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
161
Medicare services
Bottom 24% in CA for pain medicine
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
70
Unique beneficiaries
$122
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~8 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
 130 $114 $342
Sacral spine nerve root injection with imaging guidance
An injection of anesthetic and/or steroid medication into a sacral spine nerve root. The procedure uses imaging guidance to ensure accurate placement.
 16 $110 $1,159
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 15 $203 $595
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,878
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $697/year across 7 years
Top 32% in CA for pain medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
51
Companies
218
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,878 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$108
2023
$128
2022
$414
2021
$220
2020
$1,078
2019
$1,465
2018
$1,466

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$47
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$45
SI-BONE, INC.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 100.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Abbott Laboratories
$1,489
Boston Scientific Corporation
$343
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$309
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$198
PFIZER INC.
$182
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$174
US WorldMeds, LLC
$146
PAINTEQ LLC
$133
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$131
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$102
Nevro Corp.
$101
Amgen Inc.
$94
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$90
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.
$85
Allergan Inc.
$82
Stimwave Technologies Incorporated
$81
Neuronetics, Inc.
$80
Myoscience Inc.
$70
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$69
Indivior Inc.
$66
ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, Inc.
$60
BIODELIVERY SCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
$55
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$53
Lundbeck LLC
$48
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$47
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.
$47
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$44
Horizon Pharma plc
$42
GRT US Holding, Inc.
$33
AbbVie Inc.
$32
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$30
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
$30
Radius Health, Inc.
$27
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$26
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$26
Almatica Pharma LLC
$22
Purdue Pharma L.P.
$21
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$19
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.
$18
Dynasplint Systems Inc.
$18
Orexo US, Inc.
$17
Egalet US Inc
$16
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.
$16
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
$16
SI-BONE, INC.
$16
SI-BONE, Inc.
$15
Bausch Health US, LLC
$13
Kaleo, Inc.
$13
Allergan, Inc.
$12
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$12
Vertiflex, Inc.
$10
Top 3 companies account for 43.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIMOVIG · AJOVY · Aimovig · Amitiza · BELBUCA · BENLYSTA · BOTOX · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · Belbuca · COMIRNATY · Cambia · DUEXIS · Dynasplint · EVZIO · Evoke · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT · GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT · GRALISE · General - Pain Management · Gralise · INTELLIS · IONICRF · Intracept · KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty · LUCEMYRA · LYRICA · Lucemyra · Lucemyra/Lofexidine · METHYLPHENIDATE 72 · MIGRANAL · MOVANTIK · MYOBLOC · MYSTIM · Morphabond ER · NEUROSTAR TMS THERAPY SYSTEM · NURTEC ODT · ORTHOVISC · PAINTEQ · PENNSAID · PROCLAIM · Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs · Proclaim IPG · Qutenza · RELISTOR ORAL · SPECTRA WAVEWRITER · SPRIX · SUBLOCADE · SYMPROIC · Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System · Superion ISS · Tymlos · UBRELVY · VYEPTI · XTAMPZA · XTAMPZAER · Xtampza ER · ZTLido · ZTLido 30 POUCH in 1 CARTON 1 PATCH in 1 POUCH · Zipsor · Zubsolv · iFuse Implant
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

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Geographic Context

Pain medicines within 10 mi
66
Per 100K population
8.9
County median income
$156,000
Nearest hospital
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - REDWOOD CITY
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry ✓ NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment ✓ PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data ✓ Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments ✓ Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Smolins is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Smolins experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Smolins performed 130 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Smolins receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Smolins received a total of $4,878 from 51 companies across 218 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Smolins's costs compare to other pain medicines in Redwood City?
Dr. Smolins's average Medicare payment per service is $122. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Smolins) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →